Sr Cloud Automation Engineer

Job Description

The Sr Cloud Automation Engineer is responsible for helping design solutions in our post-production automation platform.  The ideal candidate with gather requirements from both production and engineering clients and translate into development projects.  The candidate will also have a deep understanding of the existing software and hardware infrastructure to determine best approaches to the clients’ needs.

Responsibilities:

• Research, design and implement new solutions for moving automation to the public cloud.
• Manage large data models to facilitate reporting of any event captured by the automation platform.
• Enable integration of cognitive services to our automation pipeline and management of the data derived from those services.
• Set up and manage proof of concepts (POCs) in partnership with our cloud infrastructure team and vendors. Provide findings along with cost analysis of the solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering Workflow team as needed to find cloud-based automated solutions to meet client workflow requests.
• Assist with the Development QA process during the monthly testing phase.
• Create and maintain documentation and train other team members on new implementations.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 5+ years of overall experience in DevOps and/or data architecture
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with Azure Functions and AWS Lambda
• Experience in containerization infrastructure and concepts, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses and related tools, such as Azure Synapse and AWS Redshift.
• Experience with Azure cognitive services and AWS equivalent
• Experience with vector and graph database and large language models
• Experience in Development QC Processes
• Proficient in scripting and automation tools, including PowerShell.

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Experience with post-production automation tools, such as Telestream Vantage.
• Experience with object storage, such as S3 and Azure Blob
• Experience using API's (in particular REST) to integrate with third parties.
• Ability to work remotely effectively with others across geographical locations.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and schedules.
• Strong interpersonal skills and adept at building relationships with all technical and operational areas across NBCU.

Additional Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $120,000 - $140,000.

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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