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[Remote] Senior Planning Engineer

Remote role Full-time Open position

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen is a trusted network provider for the AI-powered world, focusing on secure connectivity across various platforms. The Senior Planning Engineer will manage network elements, monitor capacity utilization, and develop plans for bandwidth relief while performing engineering work and applied research on new projects.

Responsibilities

  • Triggers projects utilizing the most feasible, practical and economical means
  • Performs engineering work and applied research, development and design of new projects, to include design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of equipment and devices
  • Skilled in planning and/or engineering
  • 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
  • Must be capable of handling moderately complex engineering assignments
  • Resolves difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across all platforms including e-mail, files transfer, multimedia, teleconferencing and the like
  • Configures systems to user environments
  • Supports acquisition and implementation of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services
  • May act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership for lower level employees
  • Excludes those with full supervisory responsibilities
  • Requires limited direction and guidance

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
  • 6+ years of related experience
  • 4+ years of related experience with a Master's Degree

Benefits

  • 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.

Company Overview

  • CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a technology leader delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity, and security solutions to customers around the world. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lumen.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • CenturyLink has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 24 in 2025, 21 in 2024, 27 in 2023, 29 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 49 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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