Senior AI Platform Ops Engineer

EchoStar Corporation; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible time away

Job summary

EchoStar Corporation is seeking an experienced AI/Platform Ops Engineer to own platform operations, drive reliability, and architect automation within the Databricks environment. You will lead Unity Catalog governance, MCP server integrations, and CI/CD improvements to enable scalable AI-enabled data platforms.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement IaC practices with Terraform and GitHub Actions, and optimize costs while ensuring security and performance across enterprise

Qualifications

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud operations
• Databricks production administration and workspace management
• Unity Catalog setup and access control enforcement
• Terraform and CI/CD automation for cloud/data deployments
• Active Databricks certifications

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end platform operations and workspace administration for Databricks
• Architect automated CI/CD pipelines with DABs, GitHub Actions, and Terraform
• Drive Unity Catalog adoption with metastore config and access policies
• Design MCP server integrations to connect data platforms with AI agents
• Establish self-service automation tools and cost optimization practices

Skills

Databricks admin

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Infra as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Git

AWS

MCP integrations

MLOps

Incident response

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Dynatrace

Jira

Confluence

Job description

EchoStar is seeking an experienced AI/Platform Ops Engineer to take ownership of critical platform operations and drive engineering excellence across the Databricks environment. The position leads platform reliability initiatives, architects automation solutions, and serves as a technical authority on Databricks administration, Unity Catalog governance, and CI/CD pipeline development. Additionally, the role collaborates closely with cross-functional stakeholders to integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) server frameworks, enabling AI agent connectivity while ensuring performance, security, and scalability across enterprise data platforms.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

• Lead end-to-end platform operations and workspace administration for Databricks to maximize reliability and performance
• Architect and implement automated CI/CD pipelines using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), GitHub Actions, and Terraform for seamless workspace provisioning
• Drive organization-wide Unity Catalog adoption by establishing metastore configurations, tagging strategies, and access policy frameworks
• Design and deploy Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrations to safely connect enterprise data platforms with AI agent ecosystems
• Establish self-service automation tools, operational standards, and cost optimization practices to reduce intake friction and resource overhead

Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)

• Deep expertise in Databricks platform administration, Delta Lake architectures, and Unity Catalog governance frameworks
• Advanced proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, CI/CD pipeline development, and cloud infrastructure management using Terraform, Git, and AWS
• Strong AI Application and Literacy skills, including hands-on familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrations and MLOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response efforts, execute root cause analyses, and drive continuous improvement through blameless post-mortems
• Excellent technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and communication abilities to mentor engineering teams and influence architecture decisions

Additional Qualifications:

• Active Databricks certifications, such as Data Engineer Associate/Professional or Platform Administrator
• Background in enterprise observability solutions using Dynatrace along with project tracking via Jira and Confluence

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud operations roles
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 3 years of experience with:
• Databricks production administration and workspace management
• Unity Catalog setup, metastore configuration, and access control enforcement
• Terraform and CI/CD automation for cloud or data platform deployments

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Range

Compensation: $116,875.00/Year - $158,125.00/Year

About Our Department

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

About Our Company

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.

Benefits

We offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary 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.

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.

This job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and 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 your application process.

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