Planning Engineer Job at Lumen, Remote

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Job Description

About Lumen


Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen’s network, edge cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology

The Role

The Senior Planning Engineer is responsible for the architecture, engineering and implementation activities relating to Lumen’s hosting infrastructure. Key to success in this role is the engineering, construction and maintenance of hosting environments that are operationally efficient.


Primary duties involve:

  • Partnering / collaborating with departments and business partners to design complex systems
  • Implementation of layer 1 infrastructure based on industry and company standards / best practices
  • Leading or assisting with the resolution of interoperability problems
  • Optimizing technology platforms throughout diverse environments to maximize use of space and power
  • Supporting account teams in a consulting role, designing and recommending options for hosted solutions
  • Creation of designs, work plans, orders and actions supporting daily business workflow
  • Leading project design reviews or supporting peer reviews on shared and customer infrastructure projects
  • Coordination across multiple organizations to support activities relating to installs, removes, and changes
  • Building and maintaining accurate relationships in Lumen’s CMDB
  • Serve as an escalation point to other organizations to assist with capacity related efforts


The Senior Planning Engineer may serve as an escalation point from the customer facing support organization. They are expected to act tactically with a strategic focus. To be successful, must be capable of translating business goals and requirements into an IT solution and/or approach to meet business needs with moderate assistance. Excellent analytical ability including strong research analysis and conceptual skill is required. Must understand processes and ad to standards. Must contribute to evolution of preexisting designs, develop new designs as needed, and help implement solutions to meet business needs. Must have a working knowledge of technology, systems, and applications for all involved components of a solution in order to optimize the deployment strategy. Must be well organized and possess effective interpersonal skills, excellent verbal skills and excellent written communication skills. Works collaboratively with peers and business partners on technical and environmental issues that affect environment stability and scale. Must be able to operate within a flexible work schedule, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays due to the nature of Lumen’s 24x7 business model.

The Main Responsibilities

  • Fiber and copper system design, installation, audit and documentation
  • Power distribution system design, installation, audit and documentation
  • Capacity management of fiber, copper and power distribution systems
  • Management of space, power and network distribution in allocated data center rooms
  • Design and implementation of highly available complex systems capable of scaling up
  • Environment optimization relating to space, power, network, SAN, NAS, etc.
  • Project management work breakdown structure development and oversight
  • Analytical and operational skills with multiple products and multiple environments
  • Awareness of business issues and how they impact projects
  • Able to share experience to others within and external to the team
  • Expands knowledge by staying on top of industry developments and trends
  • Makes design decisions based on known solutions, and knows when to ask for senior team members for help
  • Utilizes time optimization, organization skills
  • Thoroughness in design activities, communications and commitments
  • Prepare for design reviews and deliver work products that are meaningful to multiple audiences
  • Mentor and coach others on topics pertinent to the job

What We Look For in a Candidate

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
  • 6+ years of related experience
  • 4+ years of related experience with a Master's Degree
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Ability to effectively communicate via email, text, messenger, voice, and ticket systems
  • Ability to multitask
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Technology (Primarily Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with Adobe PDF Technology
  • Experience with AutoCAD and Visio
  • Experience with a DCIM Tool as a System of Record (such as Struxureware or OpenDCIM)
  • Experience working remotely relying on business partners to perform remote hands work on your behalf
  • Knowledge of IT systems (compute, storage, and network architectures/designs)
  • Technical certifications preferred: BICSI, The Open Group, etc.

What to Expect Next

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time? No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the video interview. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.

Requisition #: 327461

When applying for a position, you may be subject to a background screen (criminal records check, motor vehicle report, and/or drug screen), depending on the requirements for the position. More information on what’s included in these checks can be found in the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns noted in the background screen may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

EEO Statement


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 above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

Salary Range

Salary Min :

72540

Salary Max :

161520

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.

This position is eligible for either short-term incentives or sales compensation. Director and VP positions also are eligible for long-term incentive. To learn more about our bonus structure, you can view additional information . We're able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process.

As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Lumen offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Note: For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions.

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