Senior Solutions Architect – Cloud-Native Video & AdTech

Comcast; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast's Xumo seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead architecture across backend, CMS, video, and ad-tech, owning multi-team initiatives and guiding scalable cloud-native solutions.

This role requires 5+ years in distributed systems, 10+ years in Java backend, and strong leadership. Office-based in Irvine with 4 days/week in the office and occasional remote work; travel to other U.S. offices as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing distributed cloud-native systems at scale, ideally on Google Cloud.
• 10+ years as a software engineer with a strong focus on Java backend development.
• Proven track record leading large, cross-team initiatives independently.
• Office-based in Irvine, CA; Philadelphia, PA or Englewood, CO 4 days/week & 1 day remote.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design for large-scale, multi-team initiatives across backend systems, CMS platforms, video workflows, and advertising systems.
• Define scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using cloud-native microservices architectures.
• Drive cross-team alignment, identify dependencies, and coordinate delivery across engineering groups.
• Represent the company’s technical architecture with external partners and vendors.
• Establish best practices in reliability, observability, scalability, and security in partnership with DevOps.

Skills

Solutions Architect

Distributed systems

Java backend

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform/CloudFormation

Job description

Comcast's Xumo seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead architecture across backend, CMS, video, and ad-tech, owning multi-team initiatives and guiding scalable cloud-native solutions.

This role requires 5+ years in distributed systems, 10+ years in Java backend, and strong leadership. Office-based in Irvine with 4 days/week in the office and occasional remote work; travel to other U.S. offices as needed.