Sr Manager, Cloud Platforms, Technical Research & Development

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 managing and leading a team of Engineers in in the identification of complex problems and the development of individual algorithms to solve them. Manages designing, testing and researching activities of future products and applications. Manages the implementation of both strategic and technical initiatives. Ensures staff is current with industry trends and new and emerging technologies. Develops financial and operational objectives. Ensures operational plans are aligned with business objectives. Contributes to functional strategy development. Has a greater degree of impact on business results and typically manages one or more groups of professional employees. Job Description Core Responsibilities Lead feature requirements for E2E cloud platform, NFV and CNF orchestration functions to support Comcast use cases and architecture requirements defined on Service Based Architecture. Engages with multiple vendor personnel regarding new services and features required of 5G NFs on a Centralized and Edge Data centers. Define criteria for VNF, CNF benchmarking for integration of orchestration functions into Comcast infrastructure. Define qualitative and quantitative metrics to support virtualization efficiencies with implementation of ETSI MANO, ONAP orchestrators. Collaborate, document and present analysis and results to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Work with the team to architect a next generation Orchestration and Assurance solution for a fully automated AI/ML based intent driven network. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS A successful Wireless Orchestration Engineer will have the following: Demonstrate knowledge of Cloud Native Architecture Experience Demonstrate strong skills in DevOps, CI/CD, SRE Demonstrate knowledge of Data plane acceleration technologies and optimization principles such as DPDK, SR-VIO. Build Docker containers platforms optimization utilizing Kubernetes. Good IP knowledge and routing protocol, IPv6, TCP/IP, UDP, OSPF, VLAN, IPSec, NAT, IP forwarding Knowledge in the ETSI MANO specifications, OASIS TOSCA, ONAP Experience and knowledge of managing Openstack/Kubernetes environments Understanding configuring virtual switches, network connections, Virtual port types (ie: SR-IOV, virtio), Security Groups, VLANs and in configuring Storage such as SAN / NAS / iSCSI Experience with Dynamic Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, etc.) Expertise in writing, debugging, and optimizing code, and automating routine tasks Experience running systems in public cloud (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) as well as private data centers General understanding of standard networking protocols and components such as HTTP, DNS, SRV6, TCP/IP, ICMP and load balancing. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering preferred, or three or more years of professional experience. 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 - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing 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 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, 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 Master'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 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. 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.