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Manager, CDN Automation Development

Comcast · Philadelphia, PA · 5 days ago
On-siteEngineering$144k–$216k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Network Orchestration, Monitoring, Alerting, and Diagnostics (NOMAD) team within Comcast’s CONNECT-ivity organization seeks a technology leader to serve as Manager, CDN Automation Development within the CDN infrastructure engineering vertical.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership & Talent Development

  • Lead, mentor, and develop engineers at all levels

  • Build a high performing, inclusive engineering culture grounded in unrelenting curiosity and perpetual pursuit of excellence

  • Champion engineering excellence, innovation, and modernization initiatives

  • Engineering Delivery & Execution

  • Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of CDN infrastructure automation from concept through launch and ongoing optimization

  • Implement and optimize modern SDLC practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, incident management, and engineering metrics

  • Oversee the planning, estimation, resourcing, and sequencing of complex cross functional engineering initiatives

  • Technical Oversight & Governance

  • Set architectural direction and make key technical decisions

  • Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability

  • Reduce operational risk through disciplined incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement

  • Stakeholder Management & Communication

  • Serve as the engineering executive point of contact for senior leadership, business partners, compliance, and operations

  • Translate complex technical concepts and tradeoffs into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 3+ years as an engineering lead or engineering manager

  • Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code, including Concourse CI/CD, Ansible (Jinja2 templates, roles, custom modules), and Git/GitHub

  • Deep experience with Linux systems administration within large-scale distributed environments

  • Strong proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)

  • Understanding of DNS, HTTP/S, TLS, TCP/IP

  • Experience designing and supporting high-traffic platforms at global scale

  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, drive change, and manage cross functional initiatives

  • Excellent communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills

Skills

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  • Hands-on experience operating or automating large-scale CDN, caching, or reverse proxy environments

  • Direct experience with Apache Traffic Control and Apache Traffic Server

  • Familiarity with BGP, Anycast, and advanced IP network routing concepts

  • Knowledge of observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)

Benefits

  • Medical & Dental

  • 401(k) Savings Plan

  • Generous paid time off

  • Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more

  • Courtesy Services - Free digital TV and internet for all full-time employees in serviceable areas

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