Sr Cloud Automation Engineer

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

The Sr Cloud Automation Engineer is responsible for helping design solutions in our post-production automation platform.  The ideal candidate with gather requirements from both production and engineering clients and translate into development projects.  The candidate will also have a deep understanding of the existing software and hardware infrastructure to determine best approaches to the clients’ needs.

Responsibilities:

• Research, design and implement new solutions for moving automation to the public cloud.
• Manage large data models to facilitate reporting of any event captured by the automation platform.
• Enable integration of cognitive services to our automation pipeline and management of the data derived from those services.
• Set up and manage proof of concepts (POCs) in partnership with our cloud infrastructure team and vendors. Provide findings along with cost analysis of the solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering Workflow team as needed to find cloud-based automated solutions to meet client workflow requests.
• Assist with the Development QA process during the monthly testing phase.
• Create and maintain documentation and train other team members on new implementations.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 5+ years of overall experience in DevOps and/or data architecture
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with Azure Functions and AWS Lambda
• Experience in containerization infrastructure and concepts, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses and related tools, such as Azure Synapse and AWS Redshift.
• Experience with Azure cognitive services and AWS equivalent
• Experience with vector and graph database and large language models
• Experience in Development QC Processes
• Proficient in scripting and automation tools, including PowerShell.

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Experience with post-production automation tools, such as Telestream Vantage.
• Experience with object storage, such as S3 and Azure Blob
• Experience using API's (in particular REST) to integrate with third parties.
• Ability to work remotely effectively with others across geographical locations.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and schedules.
• Strong interpersonal skills and adept at building relationships with all technical and operational areas across NBCU.

Additional Requirements: 

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, includ