Senior Network Inventory GIS Engineer

About Lumen

Lumen is the trusted network for AI. We're transforming how businesses connect, secure, and scale in an AI-driven world. By connecting people, data, and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly, we help organizations move faster and unlock what's next.

The Role

The Sr Network Inventory GIS Engineer acts as a subject matter expert for the organization's GIS network inventory. This role is responsible for managing medium to large network GIS inventory projects (data conversion, data migration, data cleanse), network inventory feature development, network inventory defect identification, new technology modeling, training, and general support of peer organizations use of GIS network inventory. Also responsible for creating, modifying, researching, and maintaining various types of geospatial data (polygons, KMZ, SHP) and portal map development.

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 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, Computer Science, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in GIS engineering, analysis, or network inventory
• Basic Alteryx experience
• Strong understanding of GIS concepts, technologies, and tools, including ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Mapinfo, and open-source GIS tools
• Experience with GIS analysis, including spatial analysis, network analysis, and data visualization
• Experience with OSP network inventory systems (3GIS, GE Smallworld, OSPI)
• Experience with CAD software
• Advanced MS Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team