Identity Platform & Security Software Engineer

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You'll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary
Comcast isn't your father's cable company.

We are a Fortune 100 technology enterprise -- a dynamic collective of skilled, passionate people learning and employing leading-edge technologies. We deliver the best in TV, Internet, voice, mobile, and home management solutions. Our Comcast Identity Management team is focused on delivering world-class customer experiences in the authentication, identity management, customer data, and cybersecurity spaces. We use the latest tools and technologies to enable hundreds of millions of daily transactions. And we do it through an inclusive culture -- one that prizes diversity as integral to our growth. Our teams are at their best when they mirror the wide spectrum of backgrounds and experiences of our customers.

Our Comcast Identity Management team is looking for a dedicated, passionate, hard-working individuals who thrive in a collaborative, kinetic environment. If you have experience building scalable, secure, cloud-based applications, and are excited about impacting millions of users, while learning new skills and furthering your career, then look no further - we are a team for you!

How do YOU fit into the Future of Awesome?

Job Description

Comcast Identity Management team is looking for a motivated, top-tier full-stack Java developer to develop authentication, authorization, data and identity management systems for Comcast residential and commercial customers. With us, you will apply breakthrough technologies - including a wide-range of AWS services and technologies such as DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda, Beanstalk, Route 53, and S3 and others -- to design and establish new functionality for tens of millions of customers. You will use all the skills you have, and develop countless more, in partnership with highly adept, highly diverse colleagues.

This candidate will work with the other team members to design and develop new functionality as well as to support existing commitments.

Core Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, and implement web-based Java applications and services to meet business and security requirements. Follow approved best practice lifecycle methodologies including writing design documentation, performing code reviews, implementing unit tests, and writing integration tests. Resolve technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.

Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and at least 3 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Identity domain knowledge is preferred but not required for this role. Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A degree of creativity and latitude is required. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in designing, building, & implementing software solutions in an agile environment.
• Experience building highly scalable, highly available full stack Java applications
• Good understanding of core web development technologies: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, responsive design
• Solid understanding of core Java platform, and Spring framework (Spring IOC, Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow).
• Knowledge of OSI layer 3-7, IP routing, TCP traffic analysis, application flows, GSLBs/VIPs, web servers & services
• Understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and preferred experience with Junit, Cucumber and Selenium
• Experience with Unix/Linux and shell scripting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of identity management, authentication and authorization, including protocols like: SAML 2.0, OAuth 1.0 / 2.0, XACML 2.0/3.0
• Experience with OSS Netflix components
• Experience with 'Infrastructure as a Code' tools is a plus
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) knowledge: understanding of public and private keys.
• Cryptography: hashing, symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
• Certificate and key management best practices.
• Prior experience of handling production incident for large scale systems.

Key Tech Skills:

• Java (in-depth), Spring Framework
• Webservices tool set - SOAP UI, Postman (or any REST clients),
• Java development tool set -Eclipse/IntelliJ
• Github/SVN
• Oracle/SQL database
• Authentication mechanisms like oauth2.0

Other Tech Skills nice to have:

• Cloud Foundry (PaaS), AWS
• GraphQL
• CI/CD platform knowledge (Github Actions, Jenkins, Concourse)
• Gradle/Maven
• Exposure to XML/JSON
• Various scripting like Unix Scripting, CLI, Perl.
• Monitoring Service: App Dynamics/Grafana(any other perf metrics monitoring systems)
• Logging Service: Splunk, Kibana, Logstash, ElasticSearch(any other logging platform)
• Knowledge of network zones, data centers, storage, topology, GSLB, HAProxy
• Security protocols like https(cert management), tls

Job Requirements

• Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to resolve integration needs.
• Crafts new software and web applications, supports applications under development and customizes current applications. Develops software update process for existing applications. Assists in the roll-out of software releases.
• Trains more junior Engineers on internally developed software applications.
• Is responsible for the researching, writing and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
• Keeps current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates driven applications and products. Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
• Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and mentorship with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior level Software Development Engineers.
• Assists in supervising and evaluating performance metrics. Ensures team delivers software on time, to specification and within budget.
• Works with Quality Assurance team to settle if applications fit specification and technical requirements.
• Displays expertise in knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts and skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
• Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal audiences. Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Ability to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as vital.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills
Adaptability, Communication, Java, SQL Databases, Web Services

We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality-to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.

Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

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
5-7 Years

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.