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Lumen Technologies · 1 day ago

Senior Lead Engineer - Public Sector

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$130K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

Lumen Technologies is focused on connecting people, data, and applications to ignite business growth. The Senior Lead Engineer will lead and participate in system integration efforts, support the deployment and administration of cloud-based systems, and mentor team members while ensuring operational excellence in technical solutions.

Big DataInformation ServicesInfrastructureOptical CommunicationSecurityTelecommunicationsVoIPWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Recommends optimized solutions to support current and long-range planning and collaborates with managers in the selection, recommendation and approvals of tools and technologies to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction

Monitor, analyze, and resolve incidents for infrastructure running in Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services

Deploy, configure, and administer systems in Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services

Support, troubleshoot, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containers

Designs requirements based technical solutions in support of new projects and assists with transition of the solution and design into production

Evaluate, Build, Integrate, Test and Prepare systems for operational use and patches for rapid remediation and deployment

Install new/rebuild existing systems and configure hardware, peripherals, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements

Gather and analyze metrics and customer feedback to formulate system requirements

Evaluates and recommends future technologies and methodologies that will enhance future capabilities

Designs, builds, and maintains automation solutions (playbooks, roles) for deploying IT Infrastructure, software, managing configurations, and orchestrating workflows using Ansible, Python/Bash scripting, and CI/CD tools

Develop, maintain, and execute test plans and procedures based upon system security and functional requirements that result in higher levels of fidelity in production implementations

The candidate will have demonstrated knowledge and experience in system architecture and engineering disciplines. Specific technical knowledge of enterprise level networking, network security, and architectural security

Analyzes, develops, recommends, implements, and supports innovative, cost effective IPS/IDS protection systems

Familiar with Unix Scripting language like Ruby, Perl or advanced KSH scripting

Maintain products like VMware vSphere ESXi, Virtual Center, Elasticsearch, Postgres, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon Web Services

Supports due diligence activities including site surveys, design, design review, bill of materials creation, statement of work creation, vendor negotiation and coordination, proposal generation, and proposal delivery

Maintain existing applications by fixing, upgrading, and adding functionality as needed

Quickly develop new applications as the need arises. These applications should follow appropriate best practices

Assess existing applications for deficiencies such as slow performance and use of deprecated dependencies and come up with a plan for resolving

Keep existing applications current with the version of the programming language and releases

Perform application testing to ensure that new features work or that fixes have not caused any regressions

Mentor teammates by helping them learn new technologies where needed

Provide rapid operational support, troubleshooting, and resolution to production equipment

Independently research and become proficient in the latest technologies which could be applicable to the team

Qualification

Google Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesKubernetesAnsibleLinux systems engineeringElasticsearchPython/Bash scriptingCI/CD toolsNetwork securityTechnical problem solvingMentoringCritical thinking

Required

10+ years current Linux systems engineering experience (Redhat, CentOS, Rocky) and troubleshooting

4+ years of Kubernetes experience to include developing helm charts and deploying applications on Kubernetes

4+ years with Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services

5+ years with Elasticsearch experience to include indexing, clustering, managing, and troubleshooting

5+ years with automation in Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

Available 24/7 for Network Outages and Maintenance window work

Ability to work with coworkers and customers to troubleshoot technical problems

Candidate must be a US Citizen with an active Department of Defense TOP SECRET clearance

Benefits

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.