DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our people play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

DISH is actively seeking a skilled Staff Operation Engineer to join our dynamic technology teams. If you're a highly motivated individual with a passion for addressing complex business challenges through innovative technology solutions, we invite you to consider the role of a Staff Operation Engineer. Collaborate with a team of talented professionals dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies in areas such as product development, software design, and big data. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving automation across all aspects of software development, release, operations, and maintenance. Join us at DISH, where you can contribute to shaping the future of technology and connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and debug cloud stack, educating teams on new cloud projects and ensuring the security of the cloud infrastructure
• Drive automation at all stages of software development, release, operations, and maintenance
• Participate in conversations with various teams to brainstorm for new ideas and ways to improve development delivery
• Research open source technologies to help us solve automation problems
• Provide technical guidance and educate Development teams on CI/CD, Automation toolsets and processes
• Manage Devops function and responsibilities for Sling platform
• Support and Enhance existing tools, platforms and processes; Ex. Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker, Bash Scripting
• Carry out maintenance in line with organizational guidelines
• Support severity based outages during the 24/7 shifts and support model

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, software engineering, or related field
• At least 8 years IT Experience

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with:
  • Linux Operating System and Bash scripting
  • Containerization & Container Scheduling technologies, like Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes
  • CI / CD Tools & DevOps Culture, like Gitlab CI, Jenkins, Helm
  • Frameworks/Languages, like Spring, Java, GOlang, PHP, Python
  • Infrastructure and configuration as code solutions, including Terraform, Ansible, or cloudinit
• Working experience with AWS
• Highly motivated, driven & hard working
• Detail and result oriented
• Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Good software development skills, strong analytical abilities, effective problem-solving skills
• Able to stay calm and focused under pressure

Desired Skills:

• Experience with public cloud service offering (IaaS, PaaS services as well as OCI, Google Cloud etc)

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: DISH 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.

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.