Sr Lead Software Developer

About Lumen

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.

Provide technical direction in the creation, delivery and integration of multiple and moderately complex software solutions. 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 the current and future use of 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 architectural direction.

This is a work from home position within the US.

As Lumen modernizes and expands its product portfolio, migrates systems to the cloud, and innovates for our customers - Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are consistently framed as critical enablers of digital transformation, automation, and customer experience. Connectivity to Lumen APIs requires a highly available, fault tolerant and performant API Gateway architecture with robust security controls, strong monitoring and alerting capabilities, and proactive support.

The existing API Gateway architecture is undergoing a significant transformation, migrating API traffic from an on-premise implementation to a robust multi-cloud architecture. API-First is a core competency and requirement for all APIs at Lumen, requiring more attention to API standards, style guides and governance for a consistent digital experience.

As a Senior Lead Software Developer in this position, you will be responsible for implementing and further enhancing Lumen’s API strategy, accelerating the delivery of Lumen's new gateway infrastructure, driving automation, and evangelizing API-FIRST standards, styles and governance controls. You will be involved in the design, development, test and deployment of both front-end portal-oriented user interfaces and back-end API web services, as well as the management of an API Gateway platform that supports Lumen’s API Enablement strategies.

You will be part of a multi-national Agile Development Team responsible for translating business and architectural requirements into software design and delivery that enable end customers, business partners and internal employees to easily manage and utilize Lumen’s API digital ecosystem. As a full-stack developer with cloud and Dev Sec Ops  experience, your skills will enable Lumen to accelerate and grow its API Platform and Transformation objectives.

• Champion the methodology by demonstrating ownership of all aspects of the development lifecycle
• Support and own all areas of responsibility
• Consistently mentor others in the production of all artifacts
• Influence the work of others in order to drive medium and large projects to successful completion through effective project management, customer interaction, and IT coordination
• Effectively estimate the time it will take to perform tasks and influence the team's work to be completed within those time frames
• Mentor others in the business processes implemented in the team's applications in order to provide resolution to support problems
• Effectively categorize support problems and respond with the appropriate level of urgency

• Assist with the establishment of API-First standards and guidelines to bring consistency and quality controls to APIs hosted on the platform.
• Design and implement mechanisms to automate the activities required to deploy and modify API proxy configuration rules, API product definitions and obtain API access credentials.
• Front-end user interface design and development, leveraging Lumen portal frameworks and design systems for building consistent digital products and experiences.
• Front-end work may focus on…