CDN Automation Software Engineer

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate the automation, tooling, and platform services that power a large-scale Content Delivery Network (CDN). Our CDN delivers petabytes of video traffic and billions of transactions daily, supporting mission-critical, high-availability streaming and application workloads. This role is responsible for the automation and reliability of systems built on Apache Traffic Control (control plane) and Apache Traffic Server (data plane caching proxy). The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with deep experience in distributed systems, infrastructure as code, and large-scale production environments. You will work closely with CDN Operations, Network Engineering and Software Development teams to ensure scalable, secure, and highly automated delivery infrastructure.

Job Description

The Technology + Product organization works at the intersection of media and technology and our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products and next-generation technologies that transform the customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Automation & Tooling

• Design and maintain automation frameworks supporting CDN provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle management.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and upgrades of Apache Traffic Control and Apache Traffic Server clusters.
• Engineer automation to support traffic steering, configuration distribution, and edge node orchestration
• Build CI/CD pipelines for CDN configuration changes, application updates, and infrastructure rollouts.
• Develop APIs, scripts, and internal tools to streamline operational workflows.

Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering

• Architect highly available, fault-tolerant systems supporting petabyte-scale video delivery.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Develop self-healing systems, health-check automation, and proactive remediation workflows.
• Lead efforts to improve system observability (metrics, logging, tracing) and reduce MTTR.

Operational Excellence

• Create runbooks, documentation, and automation to eliminate repetitive manual tasks.
• Participate in incident response and postmortems, driving systemic automation improvements.
• Collaborate with CDN Ops to ensure safe and reliable propagation of control plane (ATC) and data plane (ATS) changes.

Security & Compliance

• Implement secure automation practices including secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
• Enforce configuration consistency and auditability across distributed edge environments.

Skills & Requirements We’re Looking For:

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, SRE, or automation engineering.
• Deep experience with Linux systems administration in large-scale distributed environments.
• Strong experience with:
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • CI/CD platforms (Concourse, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Scripting/programming (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Direct experience with Apache Traffic Control and Apache Traffic Server.
• Familiarity with BGP, Anycast, and advanced routing concepts.
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and immutable infrastructure models.
• Experience operating in multi-cloud or hybrid environments.

About Our Perks & Benefits:

We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued, understand our business goals, and are motivated.

Here's a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our US-based employees:

• Medical & Dental
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off
• Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
• Courtesy Services - We offer all full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
• Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.

Learn more at https://jobs.comcast.com/benefits

Reasonable Accommodation

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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.

Job Profile: Engineer 4, Software Development & Engineering - Backend Engineering

Comcast is 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.

Skills:

Content Delivery Networks (CDN); Linux; Scripting

Salary:

Primary Location Pay Range: $135,692.95 - $203,539.43

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. 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. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

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.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years