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 at LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, and YouTube: /lumentechnologies.

The Role
Lumen Security Solution Architects are passionate about leveraging technology innovation for the betterment of humanity. This exciting customer-facing security solution engineering role will work in partnership with our Sales & Customer Success Executives, leading innovative conversations that help shape the growth of our enterprise customers. You will leverage your technical and sales skills, including business acumen, to understand business requirements, develop a technical sales strategy, and effectively present solutions that address our customers\' requirements and provide business value. Lumen Security Solution Architects are responsible for analyzing customer needs and requirements through strategic discovery, utilizing technical thought leadership, discussing industry best practices, and presenting our product offerings to prospects and customers based on each customer\'s specific business requirements.

The position is open to professionals residing in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, California and will work from home when not engaged in team and client meetings.

The Main Responsibilities

• Customer Meetings: Leads and attends customer meetings in person and via collaboration tools. Prepares and delivers technical proposals and presentations with the appropriate level of business acumen for the audience. Provides broad scope responses to solution and technology questions. Demonstrates advanced solution selling abilities and effective, pro-active customer communications. Interacts with all levels of customer\'s management team.
• Customer Solution Development: Analyze and identify our customer\'s business and technology objectives, conduct full technical discovery, and architect client solutions to meet gathered requirements. Assess business and operations impacted by technology. Craft and propose custom solutions that differentiate Lumen\'s services, and meet customer\'s requirements and objectives by asking probing questions that are meaningful to the customer to collect information that enables the sales team to be more effective and responsive to customer\'s needs. Independently completes highly complex and custom designs.
• Internal and External Training: Advises customers, sales and customer success on technical aspects of proposed solutions including fit to customer\'s needs, features, availability, etc.
• Thought Leadership: Internal feedback loop to product management, sales and customer success leadership teams regarding the customer experience, product features/functionality, and service implementation/management.
• Customer Advocate: Acts as customer advocate, participating in pre-sales efforts including technical sales presentations, architecture design discussions, proof-of-concept engagements, RFP/RFI responses, solution demonstrations, and technical workshops. Deliver findings including key pain points, proposed solutions to meet business needs, and ROI where applicable. Contribute to development of technical sales strategy. Design, architect and demonstrate visionary solutions in a way that closely reflects our customers technology roadmap.
• Lifecycle / Ecosystem Partnership: Support local sales teams in pursuit of key business opportunities, engage customers to address aspects of the data lifecycle. Collaborate with Client Success Executive/Manager, Solution Sales Overlay teams, and Product Management to deliver the appropriate solution and establish credibility and trust with the customer.

What You Bring:

• Experience with Federal, State and Local Government (FISMA-FED RAMP)
• Experience developing cybersecurity solutions with Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco, Aruba, Crowdstrike, NetApp, LogRhythm and IAM solutions including MTM solutions
• Work experience: 5 years of relevant job experience.
• Expertise in creating Innovative Cyber Security, SASE, AI, Cloud, Identity Management Solutions, SASE, Zero Trust Architecture
• Fundamental Understanding of Unified Communications
• Excellent Communication: Ability to independently orchestrate & lead discussions with clients across many levels including C-level, VPs, and Directors and non-technical
• Work Style: Ability to work independently, part of a team or pull together and lead a team to build complex customer solutions.
• Industry certification: In one or more specialized technologies a plus
• CISSP Certification or attainment in six months
• NIST 800-53
• MS Visio expertise
• Clearance of TS is a plus
• Some travel required for onsite customer meetings (expected less than 25% )
• Bachelor\'s Degree in a related field OR related fields or equivalent industry experience in the private sector or military

Requisition #: 325348

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EEO Statement
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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 : 94500

Salary Max : 210000

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 here. 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. You can learn more by clicking here.

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

Salary Range Salary Min : 94500

Salary Max : 210000

This information reflects the base salary pay range for this job based on current national market data. Ranges may vary based on the job\'s location. We offer competitive pay that varies based on individual experience, qualifications and other relevant factors. We encourage you to apply to positions that you are interested in and for which you believe you are qualified. To learn more, you are welcome to discuss with us as you move through the selection process.

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