Senior Specialist Software Developer

As a Senior NMS Developer, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of Lightspeed's Network Management and OSS platforms, enabling service fulfillment, assurance, automation, and observability across a carrier-grade LEO satellite network. You will leverage modern software engineering practices, cloud-native technologies, and AI-assisted development tools.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and develop NMS/OSS applications supporting service fulfillment, assurance, inventory, fault, performance, and configuration management.
• Develop model-driven management solutions using YANG, NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI, gRPC, and related standards.
• Build network automation, telemetry, monitoring, and workflow orchestration capabilities.
• Integrate NMS/OSS platforms with network elements, EMS systems, inventory platforms, service orchestration systems, and operational tools.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex software and network issues.
• Design and maintain automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployment solutions.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience developing OSS, NMS, EMS, network automation, or telecommunications management systems.
• Expert-level software development skills using Go and Python
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, concurrency, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience with NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI, gRPC, YANG, and API-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, MPLS, Segment Routing, and network telemetry.
• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Proven experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or ChatGPT.

Preferred Qualifications

• TM Forum Open API experience including TMF641 Service Ordering, TMF639 Resource Inventory, TMF638 Service Inventory,
• TMF642 Alarm Management, and TMF688 Event Management.
• Strong understanding of TM Forum ODA, eTOM, service orchestration, inventory management, and service assurance.
• Familiarity with MBSE, UML, and systems engineering methodologies.
• Knowledge of MEF LSO APIs and service orchestration frameworks.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid workplace model with four days a week in the office.
• Occasional travel is anticipated.