Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture

Comcast

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Reston, VA
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TL;DR · Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture

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Join Freewheel’s Enterprise Architecture team as a senior architect, translating business needs into scalable cloud-native solutions for Ad Tech platforms. You will collaborate with Product and Engineering to develop Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Roadmaps that balance speed with long-term maintainability while ensuring performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency. Key responsibilities include designing end-to-end systems for Streaming Hub, Programmatic Demand, Audience/Identity, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms using Kubernetes, microservices, and data plane/control plane technologies. You will also guide strategic initiatives to reduce tech debt, improve software quality, and establish common practices for seamless system integration. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience in distributed systems architecture, with a focus on ad serving and programmatic platforms, and expertise in Kubernetes, multi-cloud environments, and security patterns.

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Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Terraform Python Java Scala Go gRPC REST Apache Kafka NoSQL PostgreSQL OpenTelemetry OAuth OIDC API Management CI/CD DevOps Cloud Governance Data Mesh Event-Driven Architecture Microservices MVP SLOs SLAs Identity & Access Management Privacy Engineering Security Patterns FinOps AI/ML Analytics Platforms

What you'll do

  • Develop Solution Blueprints and Reference Architectures for Ad Tech platforms.
  • Guide Product-aligned Architecture Roadmaps to deliver measurable business value.
  • Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native systems, ensuring reliability and security.
  • Shape standards for data contracts and programmatic interoperability across workflows.
  • Review and ensure the quality of solution designs from internal teams and suppliers.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years in software architecture/engineering, with expertise in distributed, high-scale systems.
  • Extensive experience designing ad serving and SSP platforms, including unified decisioning and supply-path optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, observability tools, and multi-cloud architectures.
  • Strong security and privacy patterns knowledge, including API management and FinOps principles.
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into technical roadmaps and execution plans for senior stakeholders.
  • Bonus: Experience with live events ad decisioning, SSAI, or programmatic strategies in CTV.

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