Senior Network Implementation Engineer - Remote Eligible

Decommissioning Implementation Engineer

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The Role: Decommissioning Implementation Engineer is responsible for all Transport equipment decommissioning, Real Estate/ Collocation vacates, rearrangements and removals. This is an Individual Contributor position that reports to Senior Manager Planning in the Network Planning & Access Management group.

Location: This position is work from home within the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Analyzes local and wide area network systems, including planning, designing, and evaluating network build solutions by applying proposed and approved technologies and architectures to specific requirements.
• Handles complex work: complex and legacy network decoms, complex relocations, large and multi-node ring/systems decoms.
• Maintains and updates network inventory records.
• Responsible for testing to validate the successful and safe removal of network nodes and equipment.
• Performs tests to validate network configuration changes.
• Mentors peers frequently, drafts internal team documentation.
• Participates in Inter and Intra-departmental forums that drive change, new technology, new applications, new processes, new systems, etc. that align to business priorities.
• Researches ambiguous obstacles and resolves within span of control.
• Participates in managing daily team workload and conflicting priorities.
• Works independently with minimal supervision, proactively informs on progress to team peers and Leader.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 6+ years of related experience in telecommunications, engineering, or network planning.
• 4+ years of related experience with a Master’s degree.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Visio).
• Strong communication skills - must be able to communicate succinctly facts and information.
• Have good understanding of OSI network layer model and interaction between different layers - especially layer 1 & 2.
• Good understanding of SONET, DWDM, Ethernet network and topologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must have prior telecom experience and knowledge of industry best practices to update and maintain inventory systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional working knowledge of ASRi and PRO to performance Inventory and design updates.
• Good awareness about OPENCI.
• Good working knowledge of GLM, Netbuild, Flightdeck, BPM, 3GIS, and Inventory Portal (specific to Adva card harvest).
• Working knowledge of Lumen devices such as Cisco 15xxx, DMX, ASR920, Legacy Nortel, 6500, 36xx, 35xx, 54xx, Adva, Fujitsu 7120, 4500, 4100x, and FLMxx, Huawei, Infinera, Nokia, and Lucent.
• Understanding of Legacy Green systems such as LIMS, WMS, NORCWMS (NROC Work Management System), NMA, and NBIE.

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: $82,969 - $110,625 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, and WY. $87,117 - $116,156 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI. $91,266 - $121,688 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and 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.

Learn more about Lumen's:

• Benefits
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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.

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.

Application Deadline: 08/13/2025