Senior Director of AdTech Architecture

Comcast

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On-site
Location
New York, NYChicago, ILReston, VAEnglewood, CO
Salary
$205,230–$307,845 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Senior Director of AdTech Architecture

Senior Director of AdTech Architecture – FreeWheel leads a team of Enterprise Architects within the Enterprise Architecture department to provide technical direction for the engineering organization. This leader is responsible for defining the enterprise architecture vision, establishing governance standards, and creating solution blueprints for distributed, cloud-native systems. The role involves managing a team of architects who support various product domains while ensuring that architectural decisions align with business goals and technology constraints. Key responsibilities include overseeing roadmaps to reduce technical debt, evaluating build versus buy decisions, and integrating generative AI into workflows. The position requires expertise in microservices, Kubernetes, APIs, event-driven systems, and data architecture. This role specifically addresses the complexities of ad serving, SSP, DSP, audience identity, and measurement within the digital advertising ecosystem to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient technology solutions.

What you'll do

  • Lead, develop, and manage a team of Enterprise Architects to support FreeWheel’s AdTech platforms.
  • Define the enterprise architecture vision, operating model, and engagement approach aligned with business outcomes.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to Product and Engineering leadership to translate market opportunities into technical roadmaps.
  • Oversee the creation of solution blueprints, reference architectures, and decision records to ensure consistency across the portfolio.
  • Establish and manage architecture governance mechanisms including design reviews, standards management, and lifecycle oversight.
  • Guide architectural direction for cloud-native systems while balancing speed of delivery with security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  • Influence build, buy, and retire decisions by evaluating business value, technical risk, and total cost of ownership.
  • Identify opportunities to implement generative AI while establishing guardrails for governance, privacy, and safety.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, software architecture, or enterprise architecture for distributed, high-scale platforms.
  • 10+ years of people leadership experience managing senior architects and other senior technical individual contributors.
  • Experience partnering with Product Management and Engineering leadership to define strategy, roadmaps, and execution plans for complex portfolios.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture including microservices, Kubernetes, APIs, event-driven systems, and security-by-design.
  • Proven ability to establish architecture governance, decision frameworks, and standards across multiple teams.
  • Experience in AdTech, MarTech, or media technology ecosystems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with generative AI patterns, RAG, and other production AI systems (preferred).

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