Lumen
Sr Engineer - Federal
- Location:
- Herndon, VA
- Salary:
- $91,266.00 – $121,688.00 annually
- Opened:
- Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Full-time
Job Summary
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: The Senior Engineer will participate in multiple team environments and provide efforts to all aspects of system integration including design, needs analysis, design review, testing, implementation, and validation. As a technical and hands-on position, the Senior Engineer will be responsible for systems in support of Lumen's Government and commercially managed services platforms addressing critical infrastructure protection missions. The Main Responsibilities: Responsible for managing and maintaining capacity planning on sites and segments on a national fiber optic and Layer 2/3 switched network to include: * Equipment slot availability * Actual, planned and future requirements * Optical capacity * Carrier Ethernet capacity * MPLS Segment Routing capacity * Power and cooling requirements * Tracking Aging/End of Life equipment * Planning upgrades to support new requirements ensuring bandwidth ahead of demand * Updating site route maps * Working with contractors and/or customers to deliver and integrate requirements that meet all testing and validation requirements outlined in the performance specification * Providing design review information for Design Review Packages * Facilitating circuit delivery/integration/activation, and service migrations for the network as required * Provide cost models for equipment and labor needed to support new sites/routes/services on the network * Directly interfaces with Government customers, vendors, subcontractors, and other Lumen groups * Provides architecture assistance for installation teams * Understands and adheres to Federal, customer…
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