Lead Solution Architect

Lumen

72d • $103,711 - $152,109

About The Position

Lumen Validated Designs accelerate time-to-value, reduce deployment cost, and simplify technology adoption with production-tested architectures, built on the Lumen Network. They reinforce Lumen's leadership as a trusted partner in #digitaltransformation, #cloud, #security, and the #AI economy. We are building a team of highly skilled, talented, and customer-focused professionals to work with Lumen Product, Technology, Partner, and Sales teams, and our ecosystem partners, to create Lumen Validated Designs and solutions that address customer needs and industry use cases. As a Lead Solution Architect, you will be a key member of the Lumen Validated Designs team and will work closely with x-functional team members in Lumen Product, Technology, Connected Ecosystem, and Sales to manage the technical aspects of Validated Design projects from concept to launch. This position requires skilled leadership and technical competency to plan, manage and deliver all aspects of the design, architecture, validation (in the lab and with customers), and documentation of solutions as part of an LVD, crossing multiple disciplines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent education and experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience required; 6+ years with a Master’s.
• Hands-on development experience in a DevOps environment.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders and teams in a dynamic environment, with a high degree of drive and independence.
• Experience utilizing UML modeling, Use Cases, or other methods to communicate architectural concepts clearly to diverse groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• SAFE or other Agile methodology experience desired.
• Sense of Urgency – prioritize and communicate; move quickly without fear, and a plan to fix mistakes quickly.
• Self-starter identifies where there are gaps and proactively assists where it is needed for team success.
• Manage time appropriately to complete deadlines, drive and follow up on risks or issues and you own them.
• Experience with validated designs, solutions, ecosystem partners, and industry use cases are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with directors, product managers, solution architects, partner alliance managers, and other leads within the LVD team and across groups.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Innovation Executives, Partner and Customer Experience teams, and ecosystem partners in leading each LVD project.
• Support and facilitate the translation of customer business needs, industry trends, and use cases into innovative, scalable, and maintainable architecture constructs.
• Proven ability to collaborate with diverse roles and teams to achieve clarity in solution design.
• Consistently apply and improve the LVD Framework, including design and build reference architectures and blueprints.
• Document integration points with Lumen platforms (network, edge, cloud, security) and partner technologies.
• Define design considerations (scale, resilience, compliance, performance).
• Capture technical dependencies and assumptions.
• Develop detailed adoption guides (step-by-step deployment, configuration, and policy workflows).
• Run technical validation in the lab and at customer deployments.
• Document and provide technical enablement assets for field and partners.
• Refine architecture and adoption guides and feed learnings back into the next iteration of the LVD.
• Adapt LVD to new use cases, products, and integrations.
• Support and help deliver clear architecture deliverables and impart knowledge through excellent verbal and written communication.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects on the definition of E2E Use Cases and Test Scenarios to ensure the right level of detail.
• Own Data mapping between assigned system(s) and partner with corresponding system architect(s) or process architect(s) to document and align on a solution.
• As required, groom User Stories with the Development team and guide them with questions on implementation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees