About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

Lumen’s commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We’ve made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we’re the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

We have an immediate need for a Principal Security Architect, to join the Public Sector Security Architecture and Engineering team. In this role, you will be a part of a team that builds security solutions to protect Lumen public sector customers and infrastructure from advanced security threats.

We are looking for a skilled and driven security expert capable of working independently and as part of the team, with extensive experience in building technical designs, excellent communications skills and experience in presenting technical security issues and solutions to a wide variety of audiences including the senior leadership team.

Your specific responsibility will be to provide subject matter expertise for multiple, complex security systems, including innovation, development of security architectures and roadmaps, and evaluating, planning and designing the security solutions in support of the Public Sector Security Operations Center systems, infrastructure and applications.  Additionally, the Principal Security Architect will collaborate with Product, IT, Network and Security teams, and provide the security technology expertise in development of future business security strategies.

Location

This role is designated as a fully remote position within the United States.

The Main Responsibilities Develop modern, cloud first platform to cost effectively support and grow public sector security servicesDevelop and maintain the public sector security strategy, architecture roadmap, and new security solutions, to reduce risk and drive beneficial security changeKeep up to date on Cyber policy and legislation matters and act as a liaison between the business, compliance and technology stakeholders to align business requirements with security standardsHelp identify the development scope and lead the technical architecture development in support of Lumen Public Sector SOC technology transformation into the Cloud environmentsPlans and develops multivendor network, compute, virtualization and security systems and drives the implementation through engineering, test, and operations handoff. Lead architectural approval, project coordination and security certification processesBuild standard cloud deployments that can rapidly meet and prove compliance. Build standard inter cloud environment control planes and data planes to support distributed, federally compliant security servicesResponsible for generating high quality technical documentation and configuration guides to support architecture and solution designs, with the ability to articulate and convey concepts and details to all levels of recipients.Develop, modify and follow associated Security Operation Center processes applicable to the roleDevelop custom applications for handling a variety of data sources. Guide development of reporting tools to provide customers with insights into their dataAs a technical advisor, provide subject matter expertise when in-depth technical material is needed or to present the future-looking architecture roadmap.Technical and policy resource to the LUMEN Federal Sales team relating to product opportunities, customer dialogue opportunities, and cyber capability discussionsDevelop partnerships with key equipment suppliers. Communicate requirements, guidance, and vision to the vendor community to develop, implement and support security solutionsBe recognized as a subject matter expert within and outside of the Company. The candidate must be able to work collaboratively with diverse end users and a geographically distributed team and engage in direct communication with Director, VP and executive level leadershipReflect Company Values: maintain positivity and openness, embrace diverse opinions, share timely information, explain business decisions, and promote teamwork.What We Look For in a Candidate

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information systems or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience in integrated security architectures development and cloud technologies, orMaster’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field with 12+ years of relevant experience.Experience developing technical solutions to meet the OMB mandates, security standards and principles, CISA and GSA compliance requirements - while maintaining balance between functionality, performance, scalability and reliabilityExperience in architecting the service provider-grade security infrastructure – with specific focus on Data Center network and compute infrastructure, Public/Private Cloud deployment models and management, Integrated network architectures, traffic load-balancing, virtualization, data analytics, event log management, threat detection/prevention and asset intelligence systemsProficient with security tools and concepts such as firewalls, vulnerability scanning and management, multi-factor authentication, intrusion detection and prevention, Anti-Virus, Email and Messaging security, endpoint security, mobility management, SIEMMust be familiar with Federal cloud security requirements, including FISMA, DCID, NIST policy frameworks and FedRAMP compliance standardsStrong work ethic and demonstrated self-starter with a high degree of energy, enthusiasm and a can-do attitude to achieve outstanding, timely, and quality results and operate at the highest levels of excellence and process efficiencyThis role requires that a candidate is a U.S Citizen with ability to obtain suitability and/or US Government personnel security clearance.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

Strong preference to candidates with SOC (Security Operations Center) infrastructure design and deployment experience.Working experience in large service provider Managed Security Services organization developing and supporting the security infrastructureExperience working with government programs and contractors – security clearance is desirableCompensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$149,084 - $198,779 in these states: AL  AR  AZ  FL  GA  IA  ID  IN  KS  KY  LA  ME  MO  MS  MT  ND  NE  NM  OH  OK  PA  SC  SD  TN  UT  VT  WI  WV  WY 
$156,539 - $208,718 in these states: CO  HI  MI  MN  NC  NH  NV  OR  RI 
$163,993 - $218,657 in these states: AK  CA  CT  DC  DE  IL  MA  MD  NJ  NY  TX  VA  WA 

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

 

Benefits

Bonus Structure

Requisition #: 336293

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

 

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

 

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Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.

Application Deadline
01/17/2025