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Principal Cloud Network Engineer

Boost Mobile
Littleton, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/21/2026
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

The DISH Wireless Principal Cloud Network Architect will be the technology lead for internal and external customer engagements. This role requires deep expertise in cloud-native service provider infrastructure and the ability to drive technology innovation for DISH Wireless' cloud-based open network.

As a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, the architect will lead cross-functional teams, ensuring the successful definition, deployment, and value realization of cloud networking solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as lead Consulting Architect for key accounts, defining cloud network strategies and architectures across customer organizations
  • Lead architecture design and field deployment handovers for DISH Wireless cloud solutions
  • Translate business requirements into scalable and repeatable cloud solutions
  • Align cloud networking strategies with business objectives and product roadmaps
  • Assess current network architectures and recommend future-state technology architectures
  • Define use cases, objectives, and architectures to support business needs
  • Ensure alignment between business strategy, IT roadmaps, and deployment teams
  • Develop system and application architectures for cloud-based service provider networks
  • Present architectural recommendations to executive leadership
  • Drive customer feedback loops into DISH Wireless product engineering teams
  • Deliver whitepapers, presentations, and public speaking engagements showcasing DISH Wireless' cloud journey
  • Work independently in a high-impact team with minimal oversight

Skills, Experience And Requirements

Education and Experience:

  • Master’s or PhD in Telecommunication,Computer Science, Electrical, or a related field
  • 10 years of experience architecting transport networks within a cloud-native service provider infrastructure
  • Cloud certifications (e.g., CCIE SP, Cloud Architect, AWS, GCP, or equivalent industry certifications) preferred

Skills And Qualifications

  • Expertise in cloud-based routing solutions, including overlay and underlay architectures
  • Experience migrating and transforming legacy workloads to cloud environments
  • Proficiency in software development tools for cloud deployment and lifecycle management
  • Deep knowledge of networking protocols, including:
    • BGP, Segment Routing, MPLS, and ISIS for large-scale hybrid and multi-cloud deployments
    • L2/L3 VPNs, IPSEC, GRE tunneling, and data center fabric architectures.
    • Traffic shaping, QoS, and CoPP techniques for large-scale cloud networks
  • Hands-on experience deploying containerized virtual routing functions using HELM charts
  • Experience designing and implementing routing and traffic policies in disaggregated cloud environments
  • Strong understanding of automation and orchestration tools for simplifying network operations
  • Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including collaboration with security ISVs
  • Experience in vendor management, evaluation, and selection
  • Ability to adapt to emerging technologies and work in high-ambiguity environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to travel up to 30%
  • Hands-on technical delivery experience
  • Strong executive presence and the ability to communicate technical strategies to leadership
  • Deep knowledge of DISH's cloud-native open network and how to leverage it for business value
  • Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, or Terraform)
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes, VMware, and white-box networking technologies preferred
  • Experience working with ISVs to onboard cloud-native applications preferred
  • Public speaking experience, with a track record of presenting at industry events
  • Proven ability to create executive-level roadmaps, technical best practices, and architecture diagrams preferred
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $127,050.00/Year - $200,000.00/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: 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. 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.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)

Salary : $127,050 - $200,000

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