Software Engineer/Developer

Design, development, and
deployment of software, databases, and script-based tools for a wide range of
needs, with a primary overall purpose of automation/streamlining of operational
processes and providing insights into business metrics and objectives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop systems to
  support Lightower’s IP/MPLS network, with a vision centered around
  automation.
• Maintain and support existing
  internally-developed software systems in the form of bugfixes and feature
  adds.
• Develop project roadmaps.
• Create and maintain agile-based
  task backlogs as well as traditional waterfall-style project plans.
• Research emerging technologies
  and equipment; develop technical specifications for new products and
  services.
• Provide insight and feedback to
  other architects and engineers related to their projects.
• Remain informed of current
  trends and best practices related to job duties.
• Provide leadership and
  mentorship to other engineers, especially in regard to network tools and
  automation practices.
• Develop standard operating
  procedures and other documentation related to network systems.
• Evaluate and implement software
  tools and perform product customizations to those tools.
• Conduct training sessions on
  engineering systems and software tools.
• Miscellaneous other duties and
  responsibilities as may be requested or required by management.

JOB EXPERIENCE

Required

• Prior experience supporting
  medium- to large-scale, highly available, service-oriented, distributed
  production systems.
• Very strong Linux experience in
  a highly-available production environment.
• Working knowledge of Agile
  development environments using SCRUM.
• Strong SQL knowledge and
  familiarity with MySQL, Postgres, and Oracle. Strong experience with
  PHP/Python and some knowledge with Java/Perl Autonomous.
• Self-driven with the ability to
  work across teams to collaborate on common ideas and strategies.
• Comfortable with Frontend
  development (HTML/CSS/JS) and some experience with JQuery, Lodash, and/or
  ExtJS.
• Comfortable working with
  automation and willing to learn and enhance existing tools or build new
  ones as needed.
• Experience using git for source
  code management.
• Enjoy exploring and
  experimenting with new ideas and sharing with others.
• Can communicate ideas clearly
  and effectively.
• Have a positive attitude when
  engaging with others.

Desired

• Experience with one or more JS
  graphing libraries
• Experienced in configuration
  management / service orchestration using Juniper Contrail/Northstar and/or
  Cisco NSO (formerly Tail-f NCS).
• Experience with open source
  applications in the SDN/NFV space (OpenDaylight, ONOS, DPDK, vSwitch).
• Experience with administering
  network and systems monitoring and management tools (SPLUNK, Netflow,
  Nagios, Cacti, , PRTG, RANCID, etc).
• Network simulation and modeling
  with tools like Cisco WAE (formerly Cariden MATE) or WANDL
• Knowledge of network routing
  and switching systems (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Ciena, MRV)

JOB EXPERIENCE

Required

• A minimum of 3-5 year
  experience in respective field – preferably in a service provider
  environment.

Desired

• Experience in a Network,
  Hosting, and/or Application Service Provider

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Must be able to use Microsoft
  office applications as part of day-to-day duties

EDUCATION

Required

• Must have graduated high school
  or GED equivalent

Desired

• Prefer Bachelor’s degree in
  Computer Science or related field

Primary Location
:
US-MA-Boxborough

Other Locations
:
US-VA-Herndon, US-NY-New York, US-NY-Rochester, US-NY-Melville

Work Locations
:
Boxborough – 1

80 Central Street

Boxborough
01719-1245

Job
:
Operations

Organization
:
Lightower

Schedule
:
Full-time

Shift
:
Day Job

Employee Status
:
Regular

Job Type
:
Standard

Job Level
:
Individual Contributor

Travel
:
No

Job Posting
:
Mar 31, 2017, 12:33:46 PM