Location: Chicago,IL, USA
Job Summary
We're looking for a Site Reliability Engineer who will be responsible for the Cloud Infrastructure and Observability solutions for the Strata platform and ensure all systems run smoothly. Strata is an easy to use, scalable, and highly available demand side platform. Backed by Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes, the team has embraced Infrastructure as code to manage thousands of applications, servers, and containers running in multiple regions worldwide.Job Description
Core Responsibilities
Design and build infrastructure and tooling to provide high scalability, reliability, and sub-second performance levels using industry best practices.
Writing code and scripts to support Infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management, and automated incident resolution.
Support and extend the observability stack to capture and alert on any issues.
Participate in on-call rotations and be an escalation contact for service incidents.
Write systems documentation, playbooks, and other instruction manuals.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Basic Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
At least three (3) years of administration experience with Linux, Windows, AWS, and Kubernetes
At least three (3) years of experience in configuration management using Cloud Formation, Terraform, and Ansible or similar
At least three (3) years of experience with observability tooling such as Grafana Cloud or Datadog
At least three (3) years of experience coding in higher-level languages, such as Powershell, Python, Java, or .Net
At least three (3) years of experience managing web applications
At least three (3) years of experience managing relational databases
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong verbal / written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Postgraduate degree in computer-related fields
Certified AWS Solutions Architect Pro or DevOps Pro
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Exposure to data warehouses a plus (Snowflake, Databricks)
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS); Kubernetes; Terraform; Microsoft PowerShell; SRE Observability; Linux; Python (Programming Language)
Salary:
National Pay Range: $81,865.19 USD-$191,871.54 USD
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.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 to eligible employees. 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.
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
5-7 Years