South Dakota Staffing
Senior Lead Backend Software Engineer- AWS Cloud
South Dakota Staffing, Pierre, South Dakota, United States, 57501
Technical Architect
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. 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 provides technical direction in the creation, delivery, and integration of multiple and moderately complex software solutions. It may translate business requirements into specific designs and/or participate in the design, evaluation, and selection of IT solutions for software for a specific business process. It establishes current and future use of the practice, metrics, and methodologies to determine current and future solutions. It explores and evaluates new and approved technologies. It consults on the application of existing and new, approved technologies to develop solutions. It ensures the process of creation and delivery of design and solution in accordance with the architectural direction. The main responsibilities include: Leading the design and architecture of distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly available systems Optimizing Java-based systems for concurrency, performance, and memory efficiency Guiding engineering teams in adopting best practices for system design, observability, and reliability Either decommissioning or modernizing the legacy application or AWS migration Collaborating closely with stakeholders to define a long-term technology roadmap Championing DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability best practices Mentoring engineers, conducting reviews, and driving technical excellence across teams What we look for in a candidate includes: Expert-level knowledge of Java 8+ with deep knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning Proven experience building enterprise-grade microservices with Spring Boot Strong experience with event-driven architecture and stream processing with Kafka (or equivalent) Experience with observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Splunk or similar Hands-on deployment and optimization experience with AWS (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache/Redis, Lambda, API Gateway) Ability to design infrastructure-as-code for production systems with Terraform Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, CI/CD pipelines, Kafka, SQL & NoSQL databases Good understanding of OAuth 2.0, Azure Entra IAM Knowledge of networking protocols and security best practices Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows server environment 5+ years of professional experience with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent education and experience Compensation: This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current location based pay ranges: $129,639 - $172,852 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, and WY. $136,121 - $181,494 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI. $142,603 - $190,137 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and 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. What to expect next: If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the post offer section of our FAQ page. Equal employment opportunities: We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected statuses. We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions. Disclaimer: The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
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. 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 provides technical direction in the creation, delivery, and integration of multiple and moderately complex software solutions. It may translate business requirements into specific designs and/or participate in the design, evaluation, and selection of IT solutions for software for a specific business process. It establishes current and future use of the practice, metrics, and methodologies to determine current and future solutions. It explores and evaluates new and approved technologies. It consults on the application of existing and new, approved technologies to develop solutions. It ensures the process of creation and delivery of design and solution in accordance with the architectural direction. The main responsibilities include: Leading the design and architecture of distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly available systems Optimizing Java-based systems for concurrency, performance, and memory efficiency Guiding engineering teams in adopting best practices for system design, observability, and reliability Either decommissioning or modernizing the legacy application or AWS migration Collaborating closely with stakeholders to define a long-term technology roadmap Championing DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability best practices Mentoring engineers, conducting reviews, and driving technical excellence across teams What we look for in a candidate includes: Expert-level knowledge of Java 8+ with deep knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning Proven experience building enterprise-grade microservices with Spring Boot Strong experience with event-driven architecture and stream processing with Kafka (or equivalent) Experience with observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Splunk or similar Hands-on deployment and optimization experience with AWS (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache/Redis, Lambda, API Gateway) Ability to design infrastructure-as-code for production systems with Terraform Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, CI/CD pipelines, Kafka, SQL & NoSQL databases Good understanding of OAuth 2.0, Azure Entra IAM Knowledge of networking protocols and security best practices Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows server environment 5+ years of professional experience with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent education and experience Compensation: This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current location based pay ranges: $129,639 - $172,852 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, and WY. $136,121 - $181,494 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI. $142,603 - $190,137 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and 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. What to expect next: If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the post offer section of our FAQ page. Equal employment opportunities: We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected statuses. We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions. Disclaimer: The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.