Organization: Comcast (FreeWheel, a Comcast Company)
Location: Remote, United States
Employment Type: Full Time
Category: Computer Engineering
Req ID: R428416
Application Window: Open for 30 days from the posting date
About Comcast and FreeWheel
Comcast is a Fortune 30 global media and technology company recognized for transforming bold ideas into innovative products and platforms that serve millions of customers worldwide. Within Comcast, FreeWheel delivers comprehensive advertising technology platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, advanced data capabilities, and robust technology, FreeWheel enables seamless transactions across screens, formats, and sales channels.
With a global presence across 9 countries, the organization supports advertising experiences that reach audiences worldwide. It fosters a culture that values innovation, inclusion, and collaboration while empowering employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
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Role Overview
The Architect 7, Enterprise Architecture, serves as a strategic technology leader who bridges Product and Engineering. This role transforms complex market and client requirements into practical, architectural solutions across advertising and streaming platforms.
The position is responsible for promoting industry and company technology standards, monitoring emerging technologies, and designing scalable infrastructure solutions. Moreover, the architect ensures a strong balance between tactical execution and long-term strategic direction, while considering people, processes, and technology across the enterprise.
Key Focus Areas
1. Enterprise Architecture Leadership
The architect develops Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records that balance delivery speed with sustainability and extensibility. In addition, the role guides product architecture roadmaps that reduce technical debt and deliver measurable business value.
2. Digital Advertising Platform Strategy
The position supports architecture across Streaming Hub, Programmatic Demand platforms, Audience and Identity systems, Measurement frameworks, and Revenue Science capabilities. It ensures unified decision-making across direct and programmatic channels while maintaining interoperability between buy and sell workflows.
3. Cloud and Infrastructure Excellence
The architect provides hands-on leadership in designing cloud native systems using Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed data architectures. Reliability, observability, privacy, security, and cost efficiency are embedded into every design decision.
4. Data, Identity, and Privacy Governance
This role shapes standards for data contracts, consent frameworks, identity alignment, and measurement interoperability. It ensures privacy, audience development, and measurement capabilities using standardized signals and secure identity strategies.
5. Organizational and Technical Enablement
The architect establishes common engineering practices to ensure seamless system interaction. Furthermore, the role mentors engineers and architects, leads architecture reviews, and supports leaders in evaluating build, buy, extend, or deprecate decisions.
Core Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary architecture interface between Product and Engineering teams.
- Convert business requirements into scalable and secure technical designs.
- Lead cross-functional design forums and architecture reviews.
- Define standards for API management, identity frameworks, and data interoperability.
- Promote reusable shared services and platform consistency.
- Drive operational excellence aligned with business SLAs and SLOs.
- Provide proof-of-concept and reference implementations to reduce delivery risk.
- Support inclusion and diversity across teams and initiatives.
Professional Profile
A successful candidate demonstrates strategic thinking combined with technical leadership. The individual operates with a product mindset, frames decisions in terms of customer value, and drives measurable outcomes.
The ideal professional is adaptable, inventive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented. Additionally, the candidate demonstrates strong decision-making skills and the ability to translate ambiguity into clear architectural direction.
Education
A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. However, Comcast may consider candidates with a combination of relevant coursework and extensive professional experience.
Experience and Technical Expertise
- 10 or more years in software architecture or engineering.
- 5+ years leading distributed, large-scale, low-latency systems.
- Expertise in Go, Java, or Scala with REST or gRPC services.
- Experience with Kafka or Pub Sub systems and NoSQL or columnar data stores.
- Strong background in Kubernetes, deployments, service mesh, and observability frameworks.
- Experience designing or leading architectures for ad serving and SSP platforms.
- Knowledge of OpenRTB, private marketplace deals, supply path optimization, and auction transparency.
- Practical understanding of identity frameworks, first-party graphs, clean room integrations, and measurement systems.
- Familiarity with OAuth, OIDC, encryption standards, secrets management, and secure API governance.
Bonus experience includes live ad decisioning, SSAI, curated supply strategies, AI/ML platforms, and analytics frameworks.
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Compensation and Total Rewards
Comcast offers competitive base pay ranges that vary by location. The national pay range for this role is $149,015.01 USD to $349,253.94 USD, with state-specific ranges applicable in Illinois, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington DC, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, and California.
Compensation is determined based on experience and other job factors. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may receive bonuses or commissions under applicable plans.
Comcast also provides comprehensive benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional well-being. These include paid time off, healthcare programs, financial planning resources, and family support initiatives. Detailed information is available on the company’s careers site.
Application Process
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through Comcast’s official careers page. The application window remains open for 30 days from the posting date, unless adjusted based on applicant volume.
Applicants should submit their application through the company’s online portal, where they can review full compensation and benefits details.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Comcast is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable law.
Employment consideration may includea review of criminal history in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Additional Information
This description outlines the general scope and level of responsibilities associated with the position. It is not intended to provide a complete list of duties or qualifications. Employees are expected to uphold Comcast’s operating principles, prioritize customer experience, contribute to collaborative success, and support a culture of inclusion and integrity.