Principal Enterprise Architect

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

Luman is seeking a sales-oriented IT professional or technologist who is a strategic thinker, a visionary, and has broad experience across multiple technology domains.This individual will partner with customer executive and technology teams to design and deliver solutions that deliver customer value using the Lumen Platform. This individual will lead the design team through the solution development activities for specific customer projects and drive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.  

The Enterprise Architect is a key member of the business development team tasked with establishing Lumen as a trusted technology solutions partner with a passion for helping customers realize transformative business outcomes through technology. Working with Lumen’s customers and prospects, the Enterprise Architect will focus solution development efforts on delivering the most complex, high-priority innovation projects. This individual will be expected to use a consultative approach to define solution objectives and success criteria, provide advisory support for business case development, manage the design and execution strategy, and build consensus at all stakeholder levels.

Location and Schedule

This is a Work From Home position available from any US-based location. The schedule is typical daytime business hours though flexibility is required depending on the business and customer needs. Travel is required, typically from 10% to 25%.

US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required for consideration.

The Main Responsibilities

• Participating in executive-level discussions with current and prospective Lumen customers to determine their innovation priorities and deliver prescriptive guidance to support their business transformation efforts through the use of the Lumen Platform. 
• Maintaining ownership for the overall innovation strategy, solution development effort, and execution plan for how target customers will realize business transformation through the use of the Lumen service portfolio.
• Partnering with team members to program manage solution development efforts including discovery and requirements gathering, scoping and business impact analysis, business case development, resource modeling, technical design, service level definition, and SOW creation.
• Lead business development activities with customers such as joint solution development and business planning workshops, identify and pursue new lines of business, go-to-market messaging, and participating in customer relationship mapping and management. 
• Participating in Lumen and industry subject-matter expertise communities ensuring success for customers that consume Lumen services by presenting at Lumen customer events, contributing to blog posts, white papers, and case studies, and providing ongoing innovation feedback to Lumen product development teams. 

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/MIS, Math or 10 years minimum related field or equivalent experience (including military experience).
• Excellent presentation, speaking and writing skills with the ability to effectively communicate a compelling vision and complex technical concepts to a broad range of audiences, including the C-Suite. Collaborative team builder with experience working across multiple business units to achieve results. 
• Able to form strong working relationships that bridge technical and business functions and obtain buy-in across complex organizations. Demonstrated ability to quickly establish trust with customers and engage with a shared vision for transformation and success.
• The ability to overcome business and technical hurdles, demonstrating the business benefits and operational path required to achieve change. Able to maintain focus on objectives while also managing through ambiguous and dynamic business environments. Comfortable working in both a direct and matrixed operating structure.
• Experience in a results-oriented sales environment, preferably with a background in technology consulting, business development, and/or experience leading compl