# Sr. Data Engineer - Reston, VA - Freewheel

Hiring organization: [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/76bf6a4a-26b9-4535-a4e3-273f4a17f5d5

Listed on Comcast's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Reston, VA
- Salary: 133947 – 200920 USD per year

## Summary

A senior data engineering role focused on building and maintaining sophisticated data pipelines, data warehouses, and observability systems for a global ad-tech platform. Suited for experienced engineers who enjoy solving complex data challenges and can mentor junior team members while driving strategic architectural decisions.

_Our summary, not Comcast's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Data Modeling, Databricks, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Python, SQL, Teradata

## Required

- Advanced SQL
- Programming language proficiency (Python preferred)
- Distributed computing framework experience (e.g. Apache Spark)
- Cloud data warehouse and workflow orchestration
- Experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Data pipeline design patterns and data modeling
- Data observability implementation
- Independent ownership of modules
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of coursework and professional experience
- 7–10 years of relevant work experience

## Nice to have

- Ad-tech platform exposure
- Experience delivering customer-facing data products
- Modern data stack familiarity (dbt, Airflow, embedded analytics)
- Comfort with complex analytics use cases and difficult data transformation challenges

Apply on Comcast's site: https://comcast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Comcast_Careers/job/VA---Reston-11951-Freedom-Dr-Ste-900/Sr-Data-Engineer---Reston--VA---Freewheel_R439279