Architect 5, Software Architecture

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Responsible for working with engineering teams throughout the company to design and architect secure, cost-effective and high performing cloud solutions. Partner with teams across the company to innovate and deliver software-defined cloud services and platforms. Work with the best and brightest minds in the company as well as with vendors to architect a private cloud offering that is scalable, reliable, easy to use, and competitive in the marketplace. Acts as a technical expert in own area within the organization. May work independently or as part of a team on more complex projects. Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior team members. May be responsible for leading a team, but does not directly manage people.

Job Description

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Leadership, development and mentorship of a team of Solution Architects.

• In collaboration with Professional Services leadership define and shape the

direction and evolution of the Professional Services Team.

• Global collaboration with other regional Heads of Solution Architecture to establish

and maintain global standards for Architecture teams

• Drive consistency and scalability of PS solutions

• Ensure clarity of Architectural solution designs in ( IPTV,OTT Platform, VOD, DRM, CAS, CMS, CDN).

• Identification of initiatives that drive quality and consistency within the

Architecture team.

• Supporting and maintaining the culture that underpins the values and success of the organization.

• Supporting the sales and pre-sales team with RFIs and RFPs.

• Proactively engaging with the product organization to ensure customer requests are

considered and tracked.

• Collaboration with regional management team in support of driving high performing Agile teams

Required Skills:

• 17+ years' experience in managing highly talented, high performing teams with an ethos of continuous improvement at their core.

• Client facing consulting and customer experience.

• Track record of developing talent.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Professional experience architecting/operating SaaS solutions built on cloud

platforms.

• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership.

• Strong "customer-first" mentality

• Advocate for the customer in internal engagments

• Ability to work independently within a strong team environment.

• Ability to quickly grasp and distinctly explain technological and business concepts.

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies

• Design and development of complex applications, especially SOA patterns and web services, SDK and API design.

• Software engineering experience, preferably with Python, Java and/or C#.NET.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization technology.

• Track record of delivering solutions utilizing public cloud (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Experience delivering media solutions for the public internet highly regarded.

• Digital media management (ideally video processing and delivery).

Disclaimer:

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required) While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years + Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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