Senior Lead DevOps Engineer - Automation and AI

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.

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

The Sr Lead DevOps Engineer understands the software development lifecycle (from coding to support) and has the understanding of various automation tools for developing digital pipelines. This role will shape how Lumen combines the latest technologies and services to automate all aspects of software deployment and instance lifecycle management. He / She is passionate about software automation and quality is always a priority. This role will collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization including but not limited to executive leadership, product owners, developers, and testers to plan, develop, and implement solutions to optimize and automate business and technical processes. This role will have responsibility for translating product vision and turning requirements into reality.

Location

This is a work from home position within the US.

The Main Responsibilities

Apply a thorough understanding of deploying and managing application lifecycles to interpret customer business needs and processes.

Making data driven decisions to improve resilience, and service quality.

Work with the development team to improve the system architecture.

Supportive and collaborative management ability in a team environment, as well as proven customer-facing management skills.

Proven experience with issue tracking and collaborative tools, such as Jira and Confluence.

Detailed, hands-on experience with public cloud resources and services such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Knowledge on how to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a test and product environments.

Ability to identify, assess and integrate various open source technologies and cloud services.

Analyse current technology utilized within the company and develop steps and processes to improve and expand upon them work under agile principles.

Assist other DevOps engineers in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team

Mentor and train other DevOps engineers and seek to continually improve processes.

Participate in internal meeting to review solution, all dependencies, actions and timelines.

Collaborate with other developers, testers, and system engineers to ensure quality product enhancements.

All other duties as assigned.

What We Look For in a Candidate

US Citizen on US Soil.

Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of experience or Master's Degree with 8+ years experience

5 years overall professional software development experience.

3 years of scripting language development experience (BASH).

Familiar with all aspects of MV

• frameworks.

Advanced Linux admin and programming skills.

Familiar with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques.

3+ years of experience with API integration and Micro Services and Containers.

3+ years of experience deploying and managing production systems on a cloud infrastructure.

Detailed understanding of networking at all layers.

3+ years of experience with good engineering practices (test driven development, continuous integration : Jenkins, Github Actions).

In-depth knowledge of cloud and virtualization technologies like Amazon Web Services

Familiar with concepts related to continuous integration and continuous deployment.

Experience with Powershell or Dotnet pipelines preffered, but not required.

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

$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. 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.

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Background Screening

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 () . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

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.

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Application Deadline

11 / 11 / 2025