Cloud Architect

About Lumen Technologies

We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data, and applications - quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Our cloud-first approach enables us to deliver innovative solutions that drive business outcomes. As a Principal Cloud Architect, you will play a key role in shaping our cloud strategy and ensuring seamless integration with our existing infrastructure.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced cloud architect to lead the design and implementation of our cloud infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to join a talented team of cloud experts and contribute to the development of our cloud-first strategy. As a Principal Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and implementing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions on platforms such as Azure and AWS.
• Participating in meetings and conferences to gather requirements and discuss architectural decisions.
• Applying a thorough understanding of deploying and managing application lifecycles to interpret customer business needs and processes.
• Building fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Refining, evangelizing, and delivering on Lumen's multi-cloud operating model vision and strategy.
• Investigating and resolving complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and services, providing root cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Partnering in the delivery of cloud-based technical architectures, migration approaches, and application optimizations that enable business objectives.
• Evolving and driving our automation capabilities by enabling a DevOps and SRE culture.
• Hands-on technical lead to guide, mentor, and coach.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, or a related field, or the equivalent in training and experience.
• 8+ years' experience designing, building, and deploying scalable cloud-based solutions in Azure.
• 4+ years' experience in combined roles of cloud engineer, infrastructure engineer, DevOps engineering, SRE, or application development.
• 5 years of scripting language development experience (BASH) or infrastructure as code technologies (Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, etc.).
• Expertise with automating infrastructure provisioning and/or continuous integration/delivery.
• Experience with one or more languages, such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, C++, or similar.
• Excellent experience in the application of cloud architectures and IT security principles.

Compensation

The starting salary for this role differs based on the employee's primary work location. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$128,310 - $171,080 in these states: AR ID KY LA ME MS NE SC SD

$135,060 - $180,080 in these states: AL AZ FL GA IA IN KS MO MT ND NM OH OK PA TN UT VT WI WV WY

$141,820 - $189,090 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$148,570 - $198,090 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

As with the pay range variety that's based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications, and other business needs.

Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.

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

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