Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen Technologies is a company focused on connecting people, data, and applications. The Senior Director of Security Architecture & Engineering will lead cybersecurity architecture and engineering for Lumen’s Public Sector portfolio, ensuring compliance with federal security standards and guiding modernization efforts.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision and multi‑year roadmap for public‑sector security architecture and secure service delivery
- Provide executive oversight of network, cloud, identity, and data‑protection architectures aligned to FedRAMP and federal standards
- Lead compliance strategy across FISMA, RMF, FedRAMP ATOs, and continuous monitoring
- Represent Lumen as a senior technical SME with government CIO/CISO stakeholders and internal executives
- Drive modernization of security platforms, cloud migration, automation, and SOC/SIEM evolution
- Lead and develop a high‑performing team of security architects and engineers
- Partner closely with Product, Operations, Program Management, and Compliance to deliver secure, reliable, and compliant solutions
Skills
- 15+ years in cybersecurity or network engineering; 5–7+ years leading security architecture for mission‑critical or regulated environments
- Deep expertise in federal compliance frameworks (FISMA, NIST RMF, FedRAMP, TIC 3.0, CMMC)
- Broad technical mastery across cloud security, network architecture, identity, SIEM/SOC design, automation, and modern security platforms
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder‑management skills
- Proven ability to define strategy, build roadmaps, and drive cross‑functional execution
- Master's degree required; CISSP/CISM preferred
- U.S. citizenship and federal suitability clearance required
- Financial acumen in budgeting, cost modeling, and investment planning
- CISSP/CISM preferred
- Secret+ clearance preferred
Benefits
- 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
- Bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process
Company Overview
Lumen delivers the most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lumen.com.