The Role

In a high-accountability environment where bold ideas fuel innovation, the Senior Lead Software Engineer thrives on solving complex challenges that create meaningful value for customers, partners, and the industry. Trusted to take ownership and drive impact, this leader transforms business needs into scalable software solutions that help shape the future of AI-ready connectivity.

By providing technical direction across the design, delivery, and integration of multiple software solutions, the Senior Lead Software Engineer turns vision into action. They evaluate emerging technologies, establish best practices and methodologies, and guide the adoption of innovative solutions that support evolving business needs. Through collaboration, strategic thinking, and a commitment to excellence, they ensure every solution aligns with architectural standards while advancing the organization's technology capabilities and long-term success.

Location

This is a work from home position within the US.

The Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and architecture solutions for public sector portals
• Assist with the ongoing maintenance and decomposition of an existing monolithic application utilizing Java & Oracle
• Develop and support enhancements and new functionality for Public Sector Portals using modern technologies, including Java, NodeJS, VueJS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and CosmosDB.
• Work with Product Development, Scrum Masters, QA Analysts, Product Owners, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects.
• Capable of working independently, as well as with team members on different teams and in different locations.
• Perform code reviews with other team members in a reviewer capacity.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced SW Engineers.
• Develop and support enhancements and new functionality to automate deployments in a micro services architecture environment.
• Work closely with other engineering team members to ensure code deployments are fully automated and transparent.
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process and facilitate migration to a Continuous Deployment/Continuous Integration approach.
• Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting as needed to support production issues.
• Assist and in some cases be responsible for the design and architecture of projects and features.
• Be willing to support deployments outside of work hours and participate in an on-call rotation.
• Actively participate in all relevant agile ceremonies for each project iteration.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• 8 years of experience in enterprise development using Java or Javascript and have hands-on experience with different frameworks.
• 4 years of experience with application integrations such as RESTful Web Services, Micro-services, File/Data transfers, etc.
• 3-5 years of experience with Architecture, Design & Development of web-based applications.
• US citizen or GC holder
• 3-5 years of experience with Agile Development Methodology.
• 3-5 years of experience working with both relational and non-relational databases.

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

$132,232 - $176,310 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
$138,844 - $185,124 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
$145,456 - $193,940 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
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Requisition #: 342838