Senior Cloud Engineer

Company Summary
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Department Summary
Our Wireless Technology team is pioneering the future of connectivity. We're developing and enhancing a unique hybrid network model-combining our advanced, cloud-native 5G core with the nationwide reach of our partners. This approach ensures our network is flexible and powerful, designed to satisfy the social, economic, and transformative needs of the changing world.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.
As a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting, operating, and optimizing AWS-based cloud infrastructure that underpins DISH's cloud-native 5G network. This role blends hands-on technical troubleshooting with operational excellence, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across AWS environments.
Beyond technical orchestration, you will drive cloud security, governance, and cost optimization initiatives while mentoring junior and mid-level engineers. You will collaborate with DevOps teams to secure CI/CD pipelines, lead major incident responses, and foster a culture of operational excellence to support DISH's large-scale, high-performance AWS environment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert for AWS and Kubernetes (EKS), guiding the team through complex technical challenges and architectural decisions
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards using Terraform or CloudFormation to ensure modularity and reusability across the enterprise
• Oversee the lifecycle of large-scale Kubernetes clusters, including performance tuning, ingress controller configurations, and complex networking troubleshooting
• Lead the adoption of SRE principles, defining SLIs/SLOs and error budgets to ensure the 5G core network meets strict availability requirements
• Act as the primary escalation point for major production incidents, leading the technical response and driving the post-incident review process
• Architect and build advanced automation frameworks in Python or Go to eliminate manual toil and improve system self-healing capabilities
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to design secure GitLab CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated security scanning and deployment strategies
• Drive cloud hardening initiatives, implementing Zero-Trust principles, automated IAM policy audits, and vulnerability remediation at scale
• Provide technical coaching and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, conducting code reviews and fostering a culture of continuous learning
• Lead FinOps initiatives to monitor cloud spend, identifying opportunities for rightsizing and architectural shifts to improve cost-efficiency

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering and operations, with a proven track record in a senior or lead capacity

Skills and Qualifications:

• Deep technical mastery of AWS services including EC2, VPC, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, and Transit Gateway
• Extensive experience managing production-grade Kubernetes environments, including networking (CNI), service mesh, and persistent storage
• Advanced Linux system administration skills, including kernel tuning, performance monitoring, and security hardening
• Expert-level scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go for building production-ready tools
• Comprehensive understanding of networking protocols (BGP, OSPF), load balancing (L7/L4), and cloud security architectures
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and manage stakeholder expectations
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Previous experience in Telecommunications, Wireless 5G Core, or high-scale SaaS environments
• Strong experience with advanced Terraform features such as Modules and Policy-as-Code
• Expertise in building complex observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK for distributed systems
• Familiarity with ITIL, SRE, or Lean Systems Engineering principles

Salary Ranges
Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $158,125.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
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