Lumen Technologies

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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. 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 are seeking a visionary, hands on Chief Technologist to drive the next generation of Lumen’s Digital Platform, AI Platform, Data ecosystem, and AI capabilities. This role is ideal for a distinguished technologist with a proven track record of leading large scale platform transformations, modernizing architectures, and driving AI first engineering across complex global organizations. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud platforms, distributed systems, data architecture, and Agentic/Generative AI, combined with the leadership needed to shape company wide architectural standards, influence senior stakeholders, mentor engineering leaders, interface with customers, and guide strategic decision making. The Main Responsibilities Digital Platform Architecture Leadership Own and evolve the end to end software architecture for the Lumen Digital Platform, ensuring world class customer experience, performance, resilience, and compliance. Architect systems that scale to global enterprise workloads and unify disparate cloud, networking, compute, and storage services. Lead senior architect forums, drive architectural governance, and define cross functional patterns, blueprints, and standards. Enable platform modernization by guiding transitions to cloud native, microservices based, and AI augmented engineering practices. Data Architecture Ownership Define and drive the enterprise Data Architecture roadmap, including the adoption and optimization of platforms such as Databricks, Palantir, and next generation data lake house technologies. Lead migration from legacy data systems to modern, scalable, secure data platforms. Architect data flows for both traditional data processing pipelines and emerging AI/ML workflows. Ensure data platforms meet the highest standards of security, governance, and operational excellence. AI Architecture & Transformation Lead the design and deployment of AI architecture supporting both internal engineering productivity and customer facing intelligent experiences. Drive the integration of Agentic AI, generative models, and AI first workflows into the company’s operational and product ecosystems, while also being a champion for this in the external industry. Partner with AI governance and cross functional teams to promote rapid, safe, and ethical AI adoption across the enterprise. Evaluate new AI technologies, select strategic partners, and define reference architectures for AI systems. Enterprise API Own and evolve the enterprise API Architecture strategy and roadmap, including platform direction, standards, and governance mechanisms that scale across multiple lines of business. Serve as a senior architecture executive who drives consistency, standards, and best practices across engineering leadership and stakeholder groups. Lead the team that sets APR standards, enabling compliance and ensuring APIs align with enterprise security and DevSecOps requirements. What We Look For in a Candidate Required Experience 15+ years of experience in software architecture, cloud platforms, API, or distributed systems engineering. 10+ years of proven leadership experience architecting large scale cloud platforms or operating systems. Deep expertise in modern data architecture, data lake/lake house patterns, pipeline design, and platform modernization. Hands on architecture experience with AI systems, generative AI frameworks, or intelligent platform capabilities. Technical Strengths Distributed systems, cloud native architectures, platform engineering experience/expertise. Agentic AI, ML platform design, model integration experience/expertise. Data architecture (Databricks, Palantir, transformations). Networking systems (as applicable for platform depth). Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, market leading architectures. Leadership Skills Proven track record influencing CTO level and executive stakeholders. Experience mentoring and guiding senior architects and engineering leaders and individual contributors. Ability to represent Lumen in industry groups, conferences, and other external events. Compensation 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 $242,838 - $323,783 in all states. 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. Learn more about Lumen's: Benefits Bonus Structure #LI-Remote What to Expect Next Requisition #: 341396 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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