Senior Manager, Automation Platform Engineering

EchoStar Corporation; Littleton, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

HSA

401(k) with company match

ESPP

Flexible time away

Job summary

EchoStar Corporation in Colorado is seeking a Software Engineering leader to design and build a proprietary automation platform for nationwide network operations. You will drive a roadmap toward AI-driven, self-healing workflows, architect high-concurrency systems with Kafka and microservices, and integrate traditional and generative AI within Kubernetes workloads.

This role requires 8+ years in software or network automation and a BS in a technical field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in Software Engineering or Network Automation.
• 5+ years with Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience with cloud-native, Kubernetes workloads.
• Experience with 5G/Open RAN infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and development of scalable automation software for nationwide scale.
• Advance platform roadmap toward Closed-Loop AI Automation with self-healing workflows.
• Architect high-concurrency, event-driven systems using Kafka and microservices.
• Integrate Traditional and Generative AI within Kubernetes workloads.
• Translate milestones into clear financial impacts and speed to market.

Skills

Distributed systems

5G/Open RAN infra

AI architecture

Systems design blueprints

ROI quantification

Autonomous workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Open RAN integration

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.

The current network operation landscape relies on manual, human-centric workflows that struggle to scale with nationwide demands. This role addresses these inefficiencies by architecting a proprietary software ecosystem that transitions the organization toward AI-augmented autonomous operations. By bridging the gap between deep telco-cloud technical debt and high-value business outcomes, this leader will drive the development of self-healing systems that significantly reduce MTTR and optimize OpEx.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of scalable, proprietary automation software used to diagnose and resolve production issues at a nationwide scale
• Drive the platform roadmap toward Closed-Loop AI Automation, prioritizing the evolution from basic scripts to intelligent, self-healing recovery workflows
• Architect high-concurrency, event-driven systems using Kafka and Microservices to replace legacy manual processes with robust internal tools
• Oversee the integration of Traditional and Generative AI models within distributed Kubernetes-based workloads to ensure reliable, proactive network mitigation
• Translate technical milestones, such as Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), into clear financial impacts and accelerated time-to-market outcomes
• Foster an environment of expert-level development, ensuring internal engineering initiatives meet the same rigor and security standards as customer-facing products

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring)

• Master-level proficiency in modern programming languages and software architecture for distributed systems
• Critical experience managing 5G/Open RAN infrastructures within cloud-native Kubernetes environments
• Advanced understanding of AI Architecture, specifically distinguishing between Traditional ML for anomaly detection and Generative AI for remediation
• Proven ability to create a technical vision from scratch, evidenced by a history of industry-leading blueprints or complex systems design
• Expertise in articulating the business value of technical debt reduction and quantifying the ROI of automation initiatives
• Strategic AI Literacy and the ability to innovate workflows by applying autonomous logic to replace manual intervention

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum Experience: 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering or Network Automation
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 5 years of experience with:
  • Modern programming languages (Python, Go, or similar)
  • Cloud-native orchestration and Kubernetes-based workloads
  • 5G or Open RAN infrastructure integration

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $127,050.00/Year - $181,500.00/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.

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