Sr. Platform Engineer I at NBCUniversal in New York City, NY

companyDescription NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information. Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world. jobDescription 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. 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. qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent), plus eight (8) years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation in the animation industry. The position requires each of 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. The position requires each of 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). The position requires each of 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. 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. Position requires up to 5% domestic travel. 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 DreamWorks Animation by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $183,851- $184,000 per year Full-time: 40 hours/week additionalInformation 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. 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