Senior Lead Software Engineer

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband,voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network.

The candidate will be working within an Agile development team and will be responsible for development of routing, switching and related Operating System services. Development will combine multiple open source and third party software implementations as well as internal implementation. The candidate must have excellent problem solving and communication skills, and must be self-motivated.

* Minimum of 5 years experience with network equipment development required * Minimum 5 years experience with development in a Linux environment required * Expert C language skills required * Knowledge and understanding of packet forwarding technology inluding Linux kernel desirable * Knowledge and understanding of network concepts including IP, Ethernet required * Experience with NFV development desirable * Development experience with management protocols and models including Yang, Netconf, * ReST desirable