Senior GIS Planning Engineer

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.

Lumen’s commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We’ve made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we’re the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.

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

Integrates operations data that define spatial information so users can better understand relationships, trends, and characteristics in geographic contexts as it relates to the Lumen fiber network. This role specializes in GIS technology design and development, and will plan, build, and maintain geographically visualizations, data feeds, and network planning models. Apply advanced engineering and network principles, theories, concepts, and technologies to solve unusually complex problems thru GIS data analytics. 

Location

This is a work from home position within the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Support the construction, maintenance and evolution of Lumen’s GIS planning platform. 
• Translate network, demand, and implementation data structures into front-end map-based visualization. 
• Create new data pipelines for GIS data structures to be ingested into apps based on business use cases. 
• Leads key AI/ML Initiative in driving   
• Responsible for delivering Locate Cost Avoidance/Recovery efforts. 
• Handles all system management and is the lead for data for locating, including scripting. 
• Designs and integrates databases from geographical specifications. 
• Modifies existing GIS systems and adapts new hardware and technology to support program performance. 
• Applies mathematics and scientific approaches to create schemas and models for GIS program designs. 

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, geography, surveying, engineering, or related field. 
• 3+ years of related experience. 
• Experienced is ESRI ArcMap and Portal Map capabilities. 
• Proficiency with database programming languages such as SQL, R, or Python. 
• Proficiency with front-end design languages such as HTML, CSS, Javascript and mapping. 
• Experience utilizing mapping tools and GPS measuring. 

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

$82,969 - $110,625 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  WY 
$87,117 - $116,156 in these states: CO  HI  MI  MN  NC  NH  NV  OR  RI 
$91,266 - $121,688 in these states: AK  CA  CT  DC  DE  IL  MA  MD  NJ  NY  TX  VA  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

What to Expect Next

Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This w