Engineer 3, Engineering Operations

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nādu, IN

Employment Type: Full Time

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Automation, Kubernetes (On-Prem), Virtualization, and Operating Systems (Linux/Windows) to modernize and operate virtualized and hybrid infrastructure environments. This role focuses on building repeatable, self-service workflows for provisioning, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management, while supporting container platforms such as Kubernetes within the broader infrastructure ecosystem.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities
Automation Engineer – Kubernetes (On-Prem / Private Cloud)

Automation & Infrastructure

• Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise (e.g., Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Helm).
• Solid experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, KVM, or OpenStack.
• Experience with CI/CD and Git-based workflows (branching strategies, code reviews, release and versioning practices).
• Experience with secrets management and secure access control using HashiCorp Vault.
• Strong Linux and Windows fundamentals along with sound infrastructure networking knowledge.
• Experience operating production infrastructure environments, including incident response and root cause analysis.

Kubernetes Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience operating Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters in on-premises environments.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI, Ingress, Load Balancers, DNS, and foundational Service Mesh concepts).
• Experience with storage integrations (CSI, Persistent Volumes, NFS, SAN, enterprise storage platforms).
• Proven experience in cluster lifecycle management (installation, upgrades, scaling, backup and restore).
• Experience supporting production-grade Day-2 operations.

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.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• 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 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.

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