Lead Network Engineer
Lumen Technologies23 hours ago
Denver, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$111k - $144k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain network automation solutions using software engineering practices.
- Build tools, APIs, and platforms for network provisioning, configuration management, compliance validation, and operational workflows.
- Develop Python applications, services, and automation frameworks integrating with network devices, controllers, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
- Create Infrastructure as Code solutions using Ansible, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop automated testing, validation, and deployment processes to improve network reliability.
- Translate manual network operations into scalable automated workflows.
- Integrate telemetry, monitoring, and data analytics solutions for operational visibility and decision-making.
- Design and implement REST APIs and data models for automation and orchestration platforms.
- Troubleshoot complex network and software issues across multi-vendor environments.
- Create technical documentation, coding standards, and operational procedures.
- Mentor team members on automation, software development, and network programmability practices.
- Drive initiatives that reduce operational overhead and accelerate service delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of network engineering experience with enterprise or service provider networking technologies.
- At least 4 years of software development or infrastructure automation experience.
- Experience validating solutions across Cisco, Ciena, Adtran, ADVA, Nokia, Juniper, Axon, and other networking platforms.
- Strong Python programming skills, including production-quality applications and automation frameworks.
- Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible, Nornir, Netmiko, or PyATS.
- Understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, VLANs, VXLAN, TCP/IP, routing, and switching.
- Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and working with JSON, YAML, and data models.
- Experience with gNMI, OpenConfig, gRPC, and model-driven telemetry.
- Experience building event-driven automation with Apache Pulsar, Apache Kafka, or similar streaming platforms.
- Proficiency with Git, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Linux environments and software deployment practices.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
- Preferred experience with internal platforms, web applications, or self-service automation portals.
- Preferred experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, network telemetry, observability, streaming data, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
- Knowledge of DevOps, SRE, or Agile development methodologies and large-scale service provider, backbone, data center, or cloud networking environments.
- Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, DevNet Professional, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent are preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid position working part of the time from Lumen’s Denver lab on Zuni Street.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits, and other wellbeing perks.
- Bonus structure may include short-term incentives, long-term incentives, and/or sales compensation.
- Background screening may include criminal records, motor vehicle reports, and/or drug screening depending on position requirements.
Tech Stack
AnsibleApache KafkaAWSAzureDjangoDockerFastAPIFlaskGitGoogle CloudgRPCKubernetesLinuxMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLPythonTerraform
Categories
About Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies provides fiber-based network connectivity, internet, edge cloud, and managed security/IT services to enterprises, carriers, and government agencies. It operates an extensive global metro and long-haul fiber network and offers SD-WAN, wavelength, CDN, voice, and cloud on-ramps sold through contracted subscriptions. Headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, Lumen is a public company on the NYSE (LUMN) and rebranded from CenturyLink in 2020.