LEAD INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities. At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter. This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today. The Role 
 The Lumen Threat Research team is looking for an experienced security analyst to identify, track, and summarize emerging threats on the internet. We need your skills to help research, understand, and identify emerging threats that are at the forefront of today's cybersecurity current events. We are searching for a Security Research Engineer that has broad knowledge of threats, and a desire to learn even more. You will help us stay on top of emerging problems and track the world's botnets that pose a threat to the internet and our customers. If you have a passion for making the internet a safer place, and a love of working with cutting edge technologies, this is the job you have been looking for. The Main Responsibilities 
 Administration of SIEM Platforms (Splunk, IBM QRadar, ArcSight, LogRythm, McAfee ESM, Microsoft OMS, etc.) Develop custom content in SIEM Platforms Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies. Performs analysis, design, and development of custom correlation rules, reports, and dashboards. Analyzes performance and overall health of SIEM platform. Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements (relating to SIEM solutions and event collection). Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems. Technology escalation point for SIEM and underlying event collection components. Manage endpoint security solution suites Meet client’s operational and security goals utilizing cloud products and technologies Perform Incident Response per the client’s Incident Response Plan Develop custom correlation, reports, and dashboards. Implementation and testing of custom parsers Configure and tune SIEM platform to ensure optimal performance. Provide expertise in event collection and parsing related to SIEM platform. Asses existing SIEM platform and identify key system flaws and areas of improvement Perform annual assessment of SIEM configuration and custom content Develop detailed supporting documentation regarding technical projects (such as materials to support an architecture review board) Manage customer expectation and attend all mandatory review / regulatory discussions related to the specific project being delivered Help establish baseline and plan for improvement of a large enterprise deployment of SIEM and event collection platform. Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments. Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks. Operates with appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting solutions to problems Contributes to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable. What We Look For in a Candidate 
 Typically 8+ years of IT Security experience with Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent education and experience; 6+ year of IT Security experience with Master's Degree Expert in one of the following SIEM platforms: Splunk, IBM QRadar, ArcSight, LogRythm, McAfee ESM, Microsoft OMS Experience writing custom