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Job Summary
The Unified Communications Engineering team is looking for an enthusiastic Devops engineer with a passion for building and optimizing secure, reliable, scalable, and robust systems. As part of this role, you would be involved in building, evolving, and managing the infrastructure, processes, systems & applications for our Device & Test automation platform. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in container orchestration, continuous integration and deployment methodologies, observability, and configuration management tools and processes.
The role offers an exceptional learning opportunity allowing you to expand your skills and expertise working in a supportive environment alongside seasoned engineers while making meaningful contributions to our expanding Unified Communications business.
Job Description
Who we are:
The Unified Communications Engineering organization at Comcast innovates, develops, delivers, and operates voice and unified communications products to our residential, commercial, and wholesale customers. As a member of this team, you will be part of a high-performance engineering organization focused on providing the most reliable, secure, and high-quality experience at scale to our customers. Our teams achieve this outcome by continuously improving our products utilizing modern DevSecOps practices in an end-to-end approach. Our culture focuses on constant learning, embracing diversity, fostering inclusivity, empowering individuals, dynamic collaboration, and promoting open communications. Comcast voice and unified communications products set the standard in a highly competitive marketplace, and it is through our technology driven approach that we achieve the best customer experience for our products.
Responsibilities:
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Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
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Work closely with developers to streamline the release process and improve development workflows.
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Implement monitoring and logging solutions to ensure the availability, performance, and security of our systems.
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Troubleshoot issues related to deployments, performance, and scalability.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on DevOps best practices and standards.
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Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in DevOps, containerization, and cloud computing.
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Creates and maintains documentation for the process and tools used by the team.
Skillsets:
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Technical expertise in deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems such as Openstack, Redhat Virtualization, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
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Experience with configuration management and automation tools like tools like Terraform or Ansible.
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Experience with programming or scripting languages like Python
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Experience with CI/CD tools such as Concourse, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Travis CI.
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Expertise in Logging and Monitoring tools, e.g. Splunk, Elk, Grafana, Nagios, OP5
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Experience upgrading and patching Operating Systems, e.g. Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu
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Working knowledge of OS commands
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Working knowledge of scripting languages, e.g. LUA or Python
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Experience with applications support and debugging
Core Responsibilities
- Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
- Designs new software and web applications, supports applications under development and customizes current applications. Assists with the software update process for existing applications and roll-outs of software releases.
- Participates in training representatives and operations staff on internally developed software applications.
- Researches, writes and edits documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
- Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products. Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
- Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior-level Software Development Engineers.
- Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements.
- Displays in-depth knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
- Displays in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills. Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal audiences.
- Displays knowledge of and ability to apply, project management skills.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
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.
Skills
Ansible (Software), DevOps, Docker (Software), Terraform
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
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)
Relative Work Experience
5-7 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.
