Senior Cloud Engineer

EchoStar Corporation; Littleton (CO); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

HSA

401(k) with match

ESPP

Flexible time away

Job summary

EchoStar Corporation is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead automated deployment and management in AWS, shaping highly available 5G infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers, design fault-tolerant platforms, and drive automated incident response while leveraging AI for monitoring and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical degree.
• 4+ years of experience in AWS or related cloud technologies.
• CKA certification and experience with automated deployment tools.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers and onboard new team members.
• Design, build, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Establish standards for deployment, backup, and automation processes with monitoring metrics.
• Drive automated responses to incidents and streamline triage workflows.
• Leverage AI tools to optimize cloud monitoring and capacity planning.

Skills

AWS Services

Kubernetes

Ansible

CloudFormation

GitLab

IaC

CI/CD

Java

C++

Python

Linux Admin

Windows Admin

Agile SAFe

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM)

Docker

Linux

Windows

Job description

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.

Boost Mobile is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support automated deployment and management in AWS cloud-native environments. The position focuses on driving automated recovery and zero-touch provisioning across next-gen 5G infrastructure. Key focus areas include technical leadership, mentoring junior talent, and architecting highly available, fault-tolerant platform infrastructure to optimize performance metrics.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

• Serve as a technical leader to mentor junior engineers, onboard new team members, and resolve complex programming and design challenges
• Design, build, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant platform and AWS cloud infrastructure solutions
• Establish organizational standards for infrastructure tuning, deployment, backup, and automation processes while monitoring key system metrics like MTBF and MTTR
• Drive automated responses to system incidents to minimize manual intervention and streamline triage workflows
• Leverage AI tools and AI applications to optimize cloud infrastructure monitoring, predictive capacity planning, and automated incident triage

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):

• Deep technical expertise in administering AWS cloud services (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM), databases, and operating systems
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills to clarify requirements, resolve ambiguities, and align technical strategies across teams
• Critical experience with container orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling including Kubernetes, Ansible, CloudFormation, and GitLab
• Critical experience with system metrics tracking, incident management, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation
• AI Application and AI Literacy competency, with the ability to integrate modern AI tools to enhance infrastructure automation and deployment workflows

Additional Qualifications:

• Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, automating deployments, cluster management, and systems security within a CI/CD pipeline
• Strong programming background in languages such as Java, C++, Perl, Python, or advanced Shell scripting
• Background in Linux or Windows system administration, including configuration, performance tuning, and OS troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Agile at Scale, SAFe, or Lean Systems Engineering frameworks

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree; or equivalent related experience
• Minimum Experience: 4+ years of experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or related cloud technologies
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 4 years of experience with:
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification
  • AWS Cloud Services (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM)
  • Automated deployment and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Ansible, CloudFormation, GitLab)

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/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. 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 [e-mail] 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)