Staff Engineer – Cloud Platform Strategy, Governance & Operations

Boost Mobile; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 169,062 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Boost Mobile is hiring a Staff Engineer for Cloud Platform Strategy, Governance & Operations in Littleton, Colorado. The role involves defining the long-term cloud architecture and establishing governance policies while developing enterprise-level security models.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure with automation skills in PowerShell and Python, and substantial experience in CI/CD practices. This position offers competitive salary commensurate with experience, along with numerous benefits detailed on the company website.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• 5 years of experience developing automation scripts for cloud infrastructure.
• 5 years of experience using CI/CD tools for building and deploying applications.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise cloud architecture and governance policies.
• Develop and maintain cloud security architecture models.
• Evaluate technology portfolios and provide architectural review.

Skills

Automation scripting (PowerShell, Python)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab)

Hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure management

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (AWS CloudFormation)

Virtualized and containerized environments management (VMware, Kubernetes)

Network management (gateways, DNS, DHCP)

Server administration and infrastructure maintenance

Data platforms and distributed systems (SQL, NoSQL, BigQuery, Spark)

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Deployment and monitoring best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer & Systems Engineering or related field

Job description

Staff Engineer – Cloud Platform Strategy, Governance & Operations (DISH Wireless LLC, Littleton, Colorado)

Define and own the long-term enterprise cloud architecture blueprint, including multi-year infrastructure evolution planning, technology standardization frameworks, and cross-business architectural alignment (25% of the time).

Establish enterprise-wide cloud governance policies, including formal disaster recovery policy design, enterprise data lifecycle governance, regulatory alignment controls, and internal compliance auditing frameworks (20% of the time).

Develop and maintain enterprise cloud security architecture models, including identity governance strategy, zero-trust architecture design principles, encryption standards definition, and risk governance frameworks (20% of the time).

Perform enterprise cloud technology portfolio evaluation, including market assessments, capability benchmarking, and long‑range architectural direction setting for platform modernization (15% of the time).

Serve as enterprise architecture approver for cloud initiatives, providing formal architectural review and sign‑off authority to ensure compliance with enterprise design principles (10% of the time).

Develop enterprise-level cloud financial planning models, including multi-year forecasting, infrastructure investment analysis, and cost governance policy design (10% of the time).

Location: DISH Wireless LLC – 5701 S Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80120

Salary: $169,062 to $180,000 per year.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer & Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Systems Analyst, Technology Analyst, or any occupation, job title, or position designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable cloud and infrastructure platforms in an enterprise environment.
• 5 years of professional experience developing and maintaining automation scripts (including PowerShell and Python) to support cloud infrastructure, deployment workflows, and system administration tasks.
• 5 years of professional experience using CI/CD and version control tools, including Jenkins and GitLab, to build, test, stage, and deploy infrastructure and application components.
• 5 years of professional experience designing, deploying, and supporting hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure environments, including AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Glue, Athena, QuickSight), Kubernetes, and on-premises systems.
• 5 years of professional experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including AWS CloudFormation, to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources in scalable and repeatable environments.
• 5 years of professional experience administering and maintaining virtualized and containerized environments, including VMware and Kubernetes, to support enterprise application and infrastructure needs.
• 5 years of professional experience managing enterprise network components, including gateways, DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM), ensuring secure and reliable connectivity.
• 5 years of professional experience performing server administration and infrastructure maintenance, including system configuration, monitoring using CloudWatch, Grafana, and Kibana, patching, and troubleshooting.
• 5 years of professional experience working with data platforms and distributed systems, including SQL/NoSQL databases, BigQuery, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, and Impala, to support scalable cloud-based solutions.
• 5 years of professional experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and third‑party vendors to review technical deliverables, resolve infrastructure issues, and ensure solutions meet operational, scalability, and security requirements.
• 5 years of professional experience implementing deployment, monitoring, and operational best practices to support reliable, maintainable, and secure enterprise cloud platforms.

Benefits

Benefits information available at careers.dish.com