Sr. Platform Operations Engineer - NBC Sports Next

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll shape the future of our engineering ecosystem by developing capabilities, patterns, services, and automation that enable teams to move quickly at scale while maintaining rigorous security and compliance requirements. You will take a leading role in delivering platform solutions that meet high operational, performance, and security standards. You will join a dynamic platform team that builds and operates critical cloud infrastructure, creating solutions that empower teams to innovate quickly and safely at scale. This role combines hands-on technical leadership in AWS, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, developer tooling and platform capabilities. If you're passionate about building scalable, secure cloud solutions and want to architect the future of how our teams deliver software, we want to talk to you!

Job Description

• Drive and participate in solution architecture and delivery across diverse domains, offering expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and resources, containers (ECS/Kubernetes) and cloud-native architectures
• Develop, enhance, and operate platform capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, reusable patterns, and automation solutions that enable rapid, reliable, and secure deployments
• Design and implement standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure patterns and templates that help teams adopt best practices while maintaining security and compliance requirements
• Demonstrate, enable, and promote consistent adoption of software delivery practices and solutions that optimize for fast feedback, observability, and operational excellence
• Proactively collaborate with product and engineering teams, taking technical leadership in areas of cross-functional projects while sharing knowledge and best practices
• Evaluate existing standards and practices, identify gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen Development, Security, and Operational practices across the organization
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills through proactive status updates, clear documentation, knowledge sharing, and effective collaboration when facing technical challenges
• Partner closely with engineering teams to understand their needs, refine requirements, and deliver solutions that enhance developer productivity while meeting project objectives

Required Experience:

• Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform
• Track record of building and operating secure, compliant cloud solutions at scale, with deep understanding of AWS security best practices
• Strong expertise in container technologies, including practical experience with AMIs, Docker, and orchestration platforms like ECS/EKS
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining GitOps workflows and CI/CD automation at scale to enable rapid, reliable deployments
• Experience working with RESTful APIs and provisioning relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) in AWS
• Demonstrated ability to develop reusable infrastructure patterns and platform capabilities that improve developer experience
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Track record of breaking down complex technical challenges and driving solutions through completion

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working in regulated environments with complex compliance requirements
• Background in platform engineering with focus on developer experience and DevOps practices
• Deep AWS and cloud-native expertise demonstrated through hands-on experience or relevant certifications
• Experience mentoring other engineers and sharing technical knowledge effectively

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.

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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Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to SpinCo in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.

For LA County and City Residents Only:  NBCUniversal will consider for employment  qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner  consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.