Senior Solution Designer

Comcast’s Technology, Product & Experience organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. From creating apps like TVGo to new features such as the Talking Guide on the X1 platform, we work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms. The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards. We offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently wherever you choose, with days that require collaboration at one of our offices. Our roles primarily reside inside or around one of our Tech Hubs (Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Denver, Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington DC/N. Virginia). Some roles can work virtual full-time if they are not near a Tech Hub, but that is dependent upon the needs of the position and amount of collaboration required. Job Summary Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Oversees the documentation of all development activity. Trains non-technical personnel. Assists with tracking performance metrics. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise. Job Description Our Marketing Sales and Order Tech team is looking for a Solution Design Engineer. They will be part of Back Office Solution Design team, works with Business / Product Stakeholders & Dev Architects to arrive at best-fit Solution design for Product Requirements & Enhancements. The selected person should be a team worker who has experience working along with a geographically distributed team. Strong communication, time management skills needed. Core Responsibilities Collaborates with project partners to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs. Performs analysis & impact assessment based on Requirements, breaks down Product requirements into Solution Design as detailed requirements, functional flow & system /component level requirements. Should be capable of performing Use case & Data Analysis. Drives Consensus among stakeholders to arrive at final solution design and document the same. Works with peer Solution Architects, BAs, QA team & Developers / DevOps engineers in implementing the Solution Design. Reviews Production Issues / perform Gap Analysis along with Dev / Ops engineers. Keeps current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates driven applications and products. Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects. Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and mentorship with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior level Software Development Engineers. Assists in tracking and evaluating performance metrics. Ensures team delivers software on time, to specification and within budget. Displays expertise in knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts and skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty. Displays expertise in process design and redesign skills. Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal audiences. Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Ability to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as vital. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Technology Stack · Experience in solution design for Telecom OSS/BSS or ecommerce / Retail / Logistics domain, with ability to defining API contracts · Hands on Exposure to Application Development using Java Microservices with NoSQL DB experience (Oracle, MongoDB, Couch database) · Java based Development experience in micro services using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Cloud Stream in a Linux environment over Cloud Foundry / AWS ecosystem using Netflix OSS Stack is preferable · Experience with Messaging Middleware / Queues : Kafka, Zookeeper, RabbitMQ · Exposure to ETL platforms (preferably Pentaho, Pentaho Data Integrator (PDI), Informatica etc). Ability to analyze & design solutions with ETL tools · Experience in supporting Live Production environments - Linux based, n-Tiered Architecture (Angular JS/Plain JS based Frontend, Java/J2EE based APIs-Middleware & diverse RDMBS/NoSQL DBs including Oracle, MongoDB, Hadoop) – on both On-Premise & hosted-managed Private/Hybrid Clouds. · Proficient in Linux Operating System, Utilities and troubleshooting using Shell commands · Proficiency in JIRA & Confluence, creating Design documents using UML tools Skills and expertise: · Hands-on experience with the Technology stack mentioned above · Experience with defining, developing and enhancing Custom Solutions as well as APIs for an enterprise / carrier-grade application – which can be consumed by various frontends / applications · Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good to have · Experience with end-to-end design of Data Analytics Solutions · Hands on experience in developing Analytics Solutions based on Machine Learning / AI approaches using common toolsets (R/Python/MATLAB/Octave) · Experience with connecting to different Databases : Oracle, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis Education Qualification: • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Computer Science or IT or equivalent technical field) • Minimum 8 Years of experience in an IT or product development or telecom or equivalent work environment. Employees at all levels are expected to: Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job. Be responsible for the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them detailed digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services. Know your stuff - be hard-working learners, users and advocates of our groundbreaking 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 insights! 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. Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. 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 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. 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