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Job Summary
NBC Universal has an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to become a Jr. Compute & Virtualization Infrastructure Engineer within the Operations & Technology (O&T) organization, with a specific focus on NBCU Broadcast infrastructure. O&T supports enterprise Technology, Broadcast and Production systems across the NBCU portfolio globally.
The Jr. Compute/Virtualization Engineer will partner with NBCU Technology leadership on day-to-day operations, including VM deployment, OS access tickets, OS/VM troubleshooting, ESXi configuration, SOX auditing, and performance troubleshooting. Working within an agile framework, updating tickets in Jira/SNOW, collaboration with cross-functional business leaders and partners, to provide “best in class” support for our NBCU local stations and global enterprise customers.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities
- Develop & maintain engagements with Infrastructure Engineering, MSP resources, facility support, vendors, and Application teams to provide end-to-end delivery and support of appropriate infrastructure solutions.
- Provide level 1/2 operational support for ticket completion, incident management and problem management resolution, on-call activities
- Demonstrate a dedication to building and maintaining a stable, high-performance technical environment
- Technical Requirements
Required
- Experience for mgmt/build/troubleshooting of virtualization/OS technologies, specifically VMware & Windows
- Experience with OS/HW level monitoring and performance management
- Hands-on experience with hardware vendors (preferably Cisco C/B and Cisco UCS)
- General data center facility wiring/fiber/connectivity requirements.
- Working knowledge on networking protocols, routing, network topology
- Ability to develop enterprise compute processes and technology standards
- Manage and implement automated operational tasks to improve reliability and standards
- Some scripting experience. Ex: Python, Ansible, Shell, PowerShell, GIT, Tower, and CI/CD methodologies
- Familiar with agile methodologies working in JIRA based sprint structures
Preferred
- Familiar with Block/File/Object storage technologies
- Familiar with backup technologies, recovery scenarios, high availability designs and solutions
- Familiar with ServiceNow or other ITSM related toolsets
Client management
- Partner with Business & client teams in building/articulating technical requirements and recommendations
- Strong customer service skills and unfailing professionalism
- Partner closely and collaborate enthusiastically with both clients at the local facilities and peers across O&T
- Track timelines, manage priorities and schedules, and set client expectations
- Partner with Business Engagement team to capture technical requirements, provide solutions and ensure resources are available to hit required timelines
Monitoring and Security
- Collaborate closely with the NBCU cyber security team to build repeatable systems with security best practice and hardening
- Preferred familiarity with PCI and SOX procedures and controls
- Build out of enterprise-wide monitoring systems with automated alerting and dashboarding interfaces for easy troubleshooting
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.E or B.Tech. degree in Computer Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 2-4.5 years of hands-on experience
- 1-2 years of recent experience with Cloud based technologies
- 1-2 years of experience with scripting
- Must be willing to Support 24*7 shifts including weekends, holidays with little or/no notice
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- 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.
- 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.
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
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.
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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)
Relevant Work Experience
2-5 Years
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