Internship Virtualization Administrator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
EchoStar Corporation is reimagining the future of connectivity with a focus on satellite television and smart home services. The Senior Engineer - Storage & Virtualization will maintain high-availability storage and virtualization infrastructure, ensuring data flow and storage reliability in a mission-critical environment while driving automation and modern infrastructure practices.
Responsibilities:
• Maintain 99.9% uptime for mission-critical production data center storage and virtualization systems through proactive fault management and resolution
• Accelerate deployment cycles by developing infrastructure automation and configuration management scripts, shifting the team toward a "storage-as-code" model
• Optimize performance and security by leading end-to-end software and hardware upgrades for Dell, Pure, and Cisco MDS infrastructure
• Design storage requirements in collaboration with Spacecraft Engineering teams to ensure data accessibility and integrity for satellite operations
• Leverage AI-driven predictive analytics and storage monitoring tools to identify capacity trends and potential hardware failures before they impact production
• Drive the adoption of DevOps and SRE principles within the storage stack to streamline CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure resilience
• Collaborate with primary systems and network engineers to develop the expertise required to serve as a backup administrator for essential systems.
• Identify and resolve fundamental software, network, and RF problems, utilizing escalation protocols when appropriate
• Contribute to talent development by participating in hiring and onboarding, and providing occasional mentorship and task guidance to interns or junior engineers
• Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Deep technical expertise in managing enterprise-grade storage arrays such as Dell PowerStore and Pure Flash Array
• Advanced proficiency in designing and maintaining high-performance Cisco MDS fiber channel storage networks and fabric zoning
• Mastery of VMware environments and the intricate orchestration of storage resources within virtualized clusters
• Strong software development skills in Python or Go, including the ability to apply AI-assisted coding tools for infrastructure automation and efficiency
• Comprehensive knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration within an Active Directory environment
• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects simultaneously while adapting to the fast-paced requirements of spacecraft operations
• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, or related field)
• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or storage administration
• Must have at least 2 years of experience with: Dell Unity, PowerStore, or Pure Flash storage arrays; Fibre Channel or iSCSI storage fabrics and switches (Cisco MDS preferred); VMware Virtualization environments; Software development using Python, GoLang, or Java
• Must be a U.S. Person (a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) as position requires access to U.S. export-restricted materials
• Must be able to participate in 24/7 on-call duties
Preferred:
• Advanced experience administering Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) Namespaces and Replication in an enterprise setting
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as SALT, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
• Foundational understanding of GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native architecture
Company:
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier provider of technology, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise, operator and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar®, Boost Mobile®, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes®, HughesNet®, HughesON™ and JUPITER™ brands. Founded in 1980, the company is headquartered in Englewood, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.