Job Summary:
EchoStar Corporation is reimagining the future of connectivity through various services including satellite television and mobile products. The Lead DevOps Site Reliability Engineer will address challenges in scaling and securing cloud infrastructure, drive automation in the software development lifecycle, and mitigate system downtime by leading responses to outages.
Responsibilities:
• Drive automation at all stages of software development, release, operations, and maintenance.
• Deploy, secure, and debug cloud stacks while educating internal engineering teams on new cloud initiatives.
• Support and enhance container orchestration platforms, specifically Kubernetes, Rancher, and Docker, across the Sling platform.
• Provide technical guidance on CI/CD processes and maintain toolsets like Gitlab CI, Jenkins, and Helm.
• Integrate AI tools and automated processes into day-to-day operations to drive continuous operational innovation.
• Lead the response for severity-based outages and participate in 24/7 business bridges to maintain platform uptime.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, software engineering, or related field
• 8-10 years of experience in IT
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with public cloud service offerings (AWS, OCI, Google Cloud)
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with infrastructure and configuration as code solutions (Terraform, Ansible, cloudinit)
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with containerization and container scheduling technologies (Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes)
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with Linux Operating System and Bash scripting
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with monitoring tools (Dynatrace)
• Strong skills in containerization and container scheduling technologies, including Docker, Rancher, and Kubernetes
• Critical experiences with public cloud environments (AWS, OCI, Google Cloud) and infrastructure-as-code solutions like Terraform and Ansible
• The ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and communicate effectively with all levels of management
• Robust problem-solving and decision-making capabilities to prioritize tasks and maintain focus under pressure
• Comprehensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Bash scripting, and development languages such as Spring, Java, Go, PHP, or Python
• AI literacy and application skills to leverage modern AI assistants and automated tools for optimizing routine operations and scripting
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.