Staff Engineer

About the role

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

Establish enterprise-wide cloud governance policies, including formal disaster recovery policy design, enterprise data lifecycle governance, regulatory alignment controls, and internal compliance auditing frameworks.

Develop and maintain enterprise cloud security architecture models, including identity governance strategy, zero-trust architecture design principles, encryption standards definition, and risk governance frameworks.

Perform enterprise cloud technology portfolio evaluation, including market assessments, capability benchmarking, and long-range architectural direction setting for platform modernization.

Serve as enterprise architecture approver for cloud initiatives, providing formal architectural review and sign-off authority to ensure compliance with enterprise design principles.

Develop enterprise-level cloud financial planning models, including multi-year forecasting, infrastructure investment analysis, and cost governance policy design.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the long-term enterprise cloud architecture blueprint, including multi-year infrastructure evolution planning, technology standardization frameworks, and cross-business architectural alignment.
• Establish enterprise-wide cloud governance policies, including formal disaster recovery policy design, enterprise data lifecycle governance, regulatory alignment controls, and internal compliance auditing frameworks.
• Develop and maintain enterprise cloud security architecture models, including identity governance strategy, zero-trust architecture design principles, encryption standards definition, and risk governance frameworks.
• Perform enterprise cloud technology portfolio evaluation, including market assessments, capability benchmarking, and long-range architectural direction setting for platform modernization.
• Serve as enterprise architecture approver for cloud initiatives, providing formal architectural review and sign-off authority to ensure compliance with enterprise design principles.
• Develop enterprise-level cloud financial planning models, including multi-year forecasting, infrastructure investment analysis, and cost governance policy design.

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, position designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable cloud and infrastructure platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in the following areas:
  • Developing and maintaining automation scripts, (including PowerShell and Python), to support cloud infrastructure, deployment workflows, and system administration tasks.
  • Using CI/CD and version control tools, including Jenkins and GitLab, to build, test, stage, and deploy infrastructure and application components.
  • Designing, deploying, and supporting hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure environments, including AWS (including EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Glue, Athena, and QuickSight), Kubernetes, and on-premises systems.
  • Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including AWS CloudFormation, to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources in scalable and repeatable environments.
  • Administering and maintaining virtualized and containerized environments, including VMware and Kubernetes, to support enterprise application and infrastructure needs.
  • Managing enterprise network components, including gateways, DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM), ensuring secure and reliable connectivity.
  • Performing server administration and infrastructure maintenance, including system configuration, monitoring using CloudWatch, Grafana, and Kibana, patching, and troubleshooting.
  • Working with data platforms and distributed systems, including SQL/NoSQL databases, BigQuery, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, and Impala, to support scalable cloud-based solutions.
  • 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.
  • Implementing deployment, monitoring, and operational best practices to support reliable, maintainable, and secure enterprise cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Must have 5 years of professional experience as a Systems Analyst, Technology Analyst, or any occupation, job title, position designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable cloud and infrastructure platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience developing and maintaining automation scripts, (including PowerShell and Python), to support cloud infrastructure, deployment workflows, and system administration tasks.
• Must have 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.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience designing, deploying, and supporting hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure environments, including AWS (including EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Glue, Athena, and QuickSight), Kubernetes, and on-premises systems.
• Must have 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.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience administering and maintaining virtualized and containerized environments, including VMware and Kubernetes, to support enterprise application and infrastructure needs.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience managing enterprise network components, including gateways, DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM), ensuring secure and reliable connectivity.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience performing server administration and infrastructure maintenance, including system configuration, monitoring using CloudWatch, Grafana, and Kibana, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Must have 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.
• Must have 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.
• Must have 5 years of professional experience implementing deployment, monitoring, and operational best practices to support reliable, maintainable, and secure enterprise cloud platforms.

Skills

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and other major cloud providers.
• Experience with cloud governance and compliance frameworks, such as COBIT, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles and practices, including encryption, access controls, and threat detection.
• Experience with cloud-native development tools and methodologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including IT, business, and operations teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and prioritize complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Flexible work schedule and remote work options, allowing employees to balance their personal and professional lives.
• Professional development opportunities, including training and certification programs, to help employees grow and advance in their careers.
• Employee recognition and rewards program, recognizing and rewarding employees for their contributions and achievements.
• Discounted DISH products and services, including streaming, gaming, and entertainment offerings.

Pay

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

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work required for special projects.

Contact

To apply, please visit echostar.com/careers or email your resume to tasharedservices@dish.com. Please specify REQ #2026-99859 recblid ozmhwg5tdgzf33ypks6jjqijkybofd.