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 organization is transforming the future of connectivity. We're doing it by building the country's first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. The foundation of a connected world, it's a network free of the limitations of the past, and flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing world.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
A Senior Cloud Engineer at Boost Mobile will lead the design and development of automated, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure in AWS. This role focuses on enhancing automated recovery and zero-touch provisioning using tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, and CloudFormation. The engineer will also mentor junior engineers and drive innovation in cloud-native environments.
Key Responsibilities:

• Mentor junior engineers, onboard new team members, and solve complex programming and design challenges
• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant platform/cloud infrastructure solutions
• Establish standards for designing, tuning, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure, including backups and automation
• Administer AWS services (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM), databases, operating systems, and applications
• Proactively identify and recommend updates to prevent capacity issues, and develop automated incident responses
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and manage ticket priorities, including participation in an on-call rotation

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification required
• Master's in Computer Science or related field, or 6+ years of experience
• 4+ years in AWS/cloud technologies and programming (Java, C++, Perl, Python, Shell)
• 3+ years in Linux/Windows system administration, plus 2+ years with Agile at Scale, SAFe, and Lean Systems Engineering

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, automating deployments, and systems security
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and creative solution development skills
• Ability to document requirements and manage conflicts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Salary Ranges
Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $150,125.00/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: 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.