Job Description- Contribute to the development of cutting-edge platforms that serve the needs of the Studio across various cloud providers and data centers.
- Responsible for developing the compute, storage, database and platform solutions on prem and in the public cloud.
- Collaborate within a cross-functional team to design and implement next-generation CI/CD platforms-as-a-service for internal product solutions.
- Leverage Kubernetes operators and Spinnaker pipelines to automate application deployments and administration across multiple environments (on-premises and in the cloud).
- Define and implement workflows, processes, and standards for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Demonstrate a strong understanding and contribute to the continuous improvement of the studio platform, including in-house DevOps tools and custom products used for platform operations, as well as customer-facing user interfaces.
- Integrate chaos engineering practices and support the development of full-stack, continuous testing environments to improve system reliability and resilience.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, effectively communicating complex technical concepts, strategies, risks, and recommendations to diverse leadership audiences, including technical, business, and operational stakeholders.
- Continuously monitor system health, capacity, and performance indicators, driving optimization and proactive improvements.
- Provide tier-3 on-call support for troubleshooting and break-fix support for production services.
- Actively drive and participate in the team's continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor and maintain platform infrastructure, utilizing tools like Datadog for performance tracking, alerts, and capacity management.
- Up to 5% domestic travel required.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent), plus 8 years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation in the animation industry.
Position requires the following skills, which must have been gained through eight (8) years of experience:
- Revision control and DevOps best practices (Git).
- Expert Linux experience (Red Hat, CentOS).
- Animation artists' production pipelines, including but not limited to its critical backend applications related to farm rendering, asset and catalog management software.
- CI/CD tools and platforms such as Spinnaker, Drone, Jenkins, Ansible, Argo.
- Best practices in release management, including versioning, branching, and deployment strategies.
Position requires the following skills, which must have been gained through seven (7) years of experience:
- Production-critical systems and workflows.
- Operational support experience, including platform infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting using tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or similar.
- Working in multiple programming languages (Java, Go, Python).
Position requires the following skills, which must have been gained through five (5) years of experience:
- Cloud-native technologies and architecture (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Experience in operations supporting production artists and supervisor Technical Directors through P1, P2 incident handling to ensure platform's health and stability of high-performance rendering workflows.
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: $189,051/per year
Full-time: 40 hours/week
Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
Additional InformationAs 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.
