Lead Planning Engineer

$94,420 - $125,890/Yr

Lumen Technologies - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Senior

Oklahoma City, OK

Telecommunications

About the position

The Lead Planning Engineer at Lumen is responsible for applying advanced engineering and network principles to solve complex problems. This role involves leading the development and implementation of innovative processes and applications, analyzing network systems, and acting as a primary consultant to leadership on technical requirements. The position requires a high level of expertise and decision-making ability, with limited direction and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development, evaluation, and implementation of new and innovative principles, processes, and applications.
• Exercises considerable latitude in decision-making under limited consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets.
• Analyzes complex local and wide area network systems and/or customer network environment, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges, and other devices.
• Resolves difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across all platforms.
• Configures systems to user environments.
• Supports acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services.
• Acts as primary consultant to leadership detailing the technical requirements and specifications necessary to obtain solutions.
• May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower level employees.

Requirements

• Consulting Level Bachelor's degree with typically 8+ years of experience.
• 6+ years of experience with a Master's Degree.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Voluntary lifestyle benefits
• Short-term incentives or sales compensation
• Long-term incentive eligibility for Director and VP positions