Sr. Java Engineer

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

Comcast's Technology, Product & Experience organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. We work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms both on Broadband and Video products. The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards. In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work.

About the team:
The RDK Pre-Release Operations Engineering Organization is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of product certification, precision, and readiness before market release. Through comprehensive operational oversight and stringent quality processes, we leverage advanced tooling and methodologies to continually elevate our quality standards.

Job Description

 Key Job Responsibilities:

1. +5 years DevOps Practices:

• Full Lifecycle Ownership: Oversee solutions through their entire lifecycle, from design to production deployment.
• Comprehensive Solutioning: Design, develop, execute, train, operationalize, monitor, and triage end-to-end solutions. Focus on enhancing process quality and predictability.
• Observability and Oversight: Improve observability to ensure comprehensive oversight of the end-to-end release readiness process.
• Process Optimization: Develop and implement process improvements to boost team velocity and efficiency.
• Collaboration and Integration: Work closely with other engineers, integrating business and functional priorities into solutions. Act as a key contributor in complex, high-stakes environments.
• Operationalization: Successfully operationalize solutions in production to ensure seamless functionality and impact.

2. +5 years BDD and Test Automation Expertise:

• Have a good understanding of Business-Driven Development strategy.
• Explore advanced topics such as test data management, scenario refactoring, and integrating BDD with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Develop, and execute high-quality test plans efficiently on RDK stacks while leveraging automation and tooling to detect defects quickly and ensure the reliability of test coverages.

3. +5 years Tooling and Test Automation Infrastructure:

• Get familiar with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution, and reporting.
• Maintaining test automation, including selecting appropriate tools, configuring environments, and integrating with version control systems.

4. +5 years Reliability Engineering and Test Coverage Optimization:

• Explore strategies for optimizing test coverage, such as risk-based testing, equivalence partitioning, and prioritizing critical paths.
• Practice DevOps to reduce the time between quality assurance and deployment of the software.

5. Collaboration and Communication Skills:

• Effectively communicate and collaborate within the team and with stakeholders.
• Practice agile methodologies to enhance teamwork and productivity.
• Participate in cross-functional activities such as joint sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings to foster alignment and shared understanding across teams.

6. Continuous Learning and Improvement:

• Practice continuous learning and improvement for ongoing skill development and career growth.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices.
• Put the team first. Value individual growth and collective success.

7. 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.

8. 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. Respect and promote inclusion & diversity. Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors, and our communities.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; define and develop test automation using the following: Java J2EE, Spring, Jenkins, Tomcat, Python, MySQL, GIT and Maven; and deploy using Agile or Scrum in a DevOps environment.  Additional advantage having +1 year of experience or domain in developing in video and broadband product architecture utilizing RDK/TDK suite.

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.

Skills

Agile Methodology, Collaboration, DevOps, Java, Test Automation

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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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relative Work Experience

7-10 Years

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.