Architect 4, Software Architecture

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate across application and data teams to orchestrate data solutions that meet needs from transactional, analytics and data science needs 

• Propose solutions focusing on tenants such as cost optimization, reducingdata hops,ensuringhigh availability, performanceandEffectv’sstrategic needs and future growth goals as it relates to becoming a ‘data driven’ organization. 

• Ensure solutions adhere to policies outlined at Comcast level such as data privacy and security 

• Design and manage robust, scalable data modelsand semantic layer

• Build prototypes, publish design patterns for use by the organization 

• Provide guidance on getting started in cloud and cloud migration techniques 

• Work with the data governance team to ensure critical data elements areidentifiedand monitored

• Work with partners like AWS, Databricks, Snowflake to ensure services meet the growing needs ofEffectv

• Facilitate in-depth architectural discussions and design exercises to create world-class cloud solutions.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders togatherrequirements.

• Conduct surveys, brainstorming sessions,and analysis to understand businessneed/fit.

• Identifytechnology and skillsgapsin solution implementations

• Promote the use of industry and Company technology standards.

• Partner with business leaders to understand their strategicobjectivesand translate them into actionable data architecture roadmaps that enable data-driven decision making

• Mentor and lead teams of data engineers and architects, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

• Regular,consistentand punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Implementing cloud data architecture and data integration patterns (AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Event Hub, Databricks, etc.), storage and processing (Redshift, Azure Synapse,BigQuery, Snowflake); Infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform); 3rd Party Integration (Salesforce, D365);

• Understanding and experience with modern cloud data architectures and engineering for one or more of the following cloud providers - AWS, Azure,GCP;

• Experience building data models and semantic layers 

• Experience in defining MasterDataManagementstrategy and exposing data securely as a throughdata sharing architectureand APIs

• Leading and supporting data architecture team and leads in creation of cloud datamigration/integration/warehouseplans, roadmap, success metrics, and assessment ofclient’senterprise (on-premiseandon-cloud) data systems. 

• Designing and developing using data modeling techniques for mixed workloads, such as OLTP, OLAP, streaming using any formats (structured, semi-structured, unstructured);

• Strong understanding of data governancepractices

• Architecting and designing data implementation patterns and engineered solutions using native cloud capabilities that span data ingestion & integration (ingress and egress), data storage (raw & cleansed), data prep & processing, master & reference data management, data virtualization & semantic layer, data consumption &visualization;

• Implementing leading practices in supporting high availability, scalable, process and storage intensive solutions architectures to dataintegration/migration,analytics and insights,AIand ML requirements. 

• Guiding the creation of detailed documentation related to data architecture, integration, and data flows. 

• Familiarity with message-driven data architecture to ensure de-coupling via asynchronous message-passing between loosely coupled applications and data services  

• Possessing a certification in one of the following is a big plus - AWS data engineering; Databricks certification. 

• Bachelors in an Engineering discipline with10+ years of relevant experience in areasidentifiedabove 

• Media & Entertainment industry experience in measurement and attribution preferred

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 - beenthusiasticlearners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology,productsand services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

• Win as a team - makebig thingshappen by working together and being open tonew 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, makingcall backsand helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

• Drive results and growth.

• Respect and promote inclusion& diversity.

• Dowhat'sright for each other, our customers,investorsand our communities.

Disclaimer:

This information has been designed toindicatethe general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed tocontainor be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties,responsibilitiesand qualifications.

Comcast is anEOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTemployer.