Comcast
Principal Architect, Platform Architecture - FreeWheel
$166K–$272K
VA - Reston, 11951 Freedom Dr Ste 900 +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Location
- VA - Reston, 11951 Freedom Dr Ste 900
IL - Chicago, 350 N. Orleans St 1300N
CO - Englewood, 183 Inverness Dr West - Experience
- 10+ years in software, infrastructure, platform, cloud architecture, or enterprise architecture roles; Relevant Work Experience: 15 Years +.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree preferred; applicants with some combination of coursework and experience, or extensive related professional experience, may also be considered.
About the job
Provides senior architecture direction for FreeWheel’s shared cloud and infrastructure platforms, balancing reliability, security, developer productivity, and cost efficiency.
What you'll do
- Create platform roadmaps, reference architectures, standards, and decision records; lead architecture reviews and guide modernization.
- Advise on shared platform capabilities, including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, databases, CI/CD, observability, and security.
- Analyze technology spending and utilization, apply FinOps principles, and evaluate platform alternatives for technical and cost impact.
What they ask for
- Deep experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native architecture, CI/CD, observability, databases, networking, infrastructure automation, and security-by-design.
- Experience designing large-scale cloud, hybrid-cloud, or datacenter platforms and applying FinOps principles, including cost and utilization analysis.
- Experience creating architecture roadmaps, standards, and reference architectures; evaluating build-versus-buy options; and leading architecture reviews.
- Ability to communicate with engineering teams and senior leaders and turn ambiguous technical challenges into actionable recommendations.
Nice to have
- Experience in large-scale distributed environments such as AdTech, FinTech, Telecom, media technology, SaaS, or marketplace platforms.
- Experience with platform engineering, internal developer platforms, AI-enabled engineering tooling, or developer productivity initiatives.
Pay
$181,533.12 - $272,299.68 USD base salary (Virginia); $165,747.63 - $272,299.68 USD base salary (Illinois and Denver Campus)
Tools
Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, serverless technologies, databases, networking, observability, secrets management
AI focus
Help shape strategies, toolsets, and standard practices for AI and automation in engineering workflows, developer experience, platform operations, and architecture practices.
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