Senior Lead Backend Software Engineer- AWS Cloud

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. 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. Establish current and future use of the practice, metrics, and methodologies to determine current and future solutions. Explore and evaluate new and approved technologies. Consult on the application of existing and new, approved technologies to develop solutions. Ensure the process of creation and delivery of design and solution in accordance with the architectural direction. The Main Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly available systems Optimize Java-based systems for concurrency, performance, and memory efficiency Guide engineering teams in adopting best practices for system design, observability, and reliability Either decommission or modernize the legacy application or AWS migration Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define a long-term technology roadmap Champion DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability best practices Mentor engineers, conduct reviews, and drive technical excellence across teams What We Look For in a Candidate

Java 8+ Expert-level, with deep knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning. Spring Boot Proven experience building enterprise-grade microservices. Kafka (or equivalent) Strong experience with event-driven architecture and stream processing. Observability Experience with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Splunk or similar tools. 5+ years of experience with AWS (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache/Redis, Lambda, API Gateway) Hands-on deployment and optimization experience. Terraform Ability to design infrastructure-as-code for production systems. 5+ Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, CI/CD pipelines, Kafka, SQL & NoSQL databases Good understanding of OAuth 2.0, Azure Entra IAM 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience AWS certifications preferred (Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer) 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. Learn more about Lumen's: Benefits 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 status (collectively, "protected statuses"). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training. 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. In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name. Application Deadline: 09/24/2025