TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT

10/23/2025

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The Security Solutions Architect is a senior level position in Lumen’s Technology Architecture organization with responsibility for providing expert-level information security advisory and security architectural solution support for large, complex, and technologically difficult security solutions. This is a highly visible role requiring a security consultant mindset, ability to partner, and direct contact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. This role’s success requires having the ability to provide simplified security messaging, detailed understanding of operational delivery; superior stakeholder interaction skills; and a broad perspective on information security topics.

The Main Responsibilities

• Provide security subject matter expertise, while transforming unclear business requirements into a clear, detailed, and documented security service solution.
• Understand the impact of security requirements on technical solutions and architectures.
• Guide and work with all the necessary security points of contact (internally and externally) to build consensus on chosen technical approaches and paths.
• Work directly with the Lumen teams to architect/create/package large complex solutions for customers while maintaining effective messaging throughout all phases of the lifecycle.
• Create standardized architectural diagrams, artifacts, presentation decks, business justifications, deliverables, statement of work, level of effort, pricing, and security solution collateral material.
• Ability to ingest lots of information rapidly to support quick decision making, while keeping stakeholders on track and adjusting to changing business dynamics.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to enable or achieve Lumen business goals or objectives

In this role, the Architect:

• Provides overall definition, direction, and strategic design for customer driven security solutions in collaboration with enterprise, state, local, and federal stakeholders.
• Provides thought leadership to develop, build, solution, and package Lumen Security Services for consumption by end customer and IT security professionals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of end-to-end information security strategies, standards, processes, and tools necessary for security solution design.
• Demonstrates security advisory, thought leadership, and technical security competencies for customers, sales, operations teams and other security stakeholders.
• Understands and can articulate ‘Big Picture’ thought with the ability to clearly demonstrate how technical solutions achieve specific and measurable business goals and objectives.
• Leads, guides, shapes, delivers, effectively messages, and presents clear solution designs in partnership and support from security engineers, security solutions architects, technical writers, and other stakeholders.
• Creates architectural design documents, graphics, visual representations, and other supporting material for a wide variety of stakeholders and technical backgrounds.
• Operates in multiple theaters from: security operations and delivery activities to customer engagement, sales support, and solution shaping in order to achieve Lumen and customer business goals.
• Leads solution development for strategic initiatives, must-win sales opportunities, and high visibility engagements.
• Assesses broad trends in the IT security space and proposes, develops, and tailor complex solutions that address evolving customer requirements or landscapes.
• Provides security domain thought leadership across various Security technologies and service offerings.
• Positions Lumen security with whitepapers or other security strategist level positioning documents.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• 10+ years of experience as an information security professional, 
•  Deep experience leading security solutioning exercises and teasing out security requirements for traceability purposes.
•  Solid understanding of security tasks and functions related to networking, Cloud, DevOps, and security platforms in highly complex corporate IT infrastructure environments. Working knowledge is expected in multiple security disciplines including:
• MEDR
• Managed SIEM
• SOC Services
• DDoS Mitigation
• SASE

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

•  Security Strategy and Architecture consulting
• Security Awareness and Training
• Data Protection
• Able to successfully interact with audiences that may include senior executives, IT security leadership, and technical staff. Work well with others and able to work in a self-directed manner.
• Experience leading, writing, managing, and positioning security services for end customers.
•  Process-oriented with a focus on attention to detail.
•  Strong ability to build consensus and bring together disparate stakeholders.
• Passionate about Information Security and demonstrated success with complex solutions.
•  Highly poised with ability to work well in a team setting.
•  Willingness to learn and become proficient in new technologies, products, processes, and services.
•  Maintain a technical skill set that that matches the evolving security of Lumen customers and corresponding security services.
•  Excellent written, verbal, and executive level presentation skills.
•  Commitment to excellence and willingness to do what is necessary to get the job done.
•  Ability to travel in support of meetings, presentations, conferences, and similar events.
• Highly passionate about information security and how it enables businesses succeed.
•  Can do attitude and ability to bring together disparate stakeholders.

Education and Certifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field with preferable focus on Cybersecurity and/or equivalent experience.
• Must have at least one of the following: CISSP, GSEC, CISM, CISA, and/or comparable security certifications.

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:

$115,763 - $154,350 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.
$121,559 - $162,068 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$127,344 - $169,785 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
• Bonus Structure 

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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. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

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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.

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