Lead DevOps Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description

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.

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

The Lead DevOps Site Reliability Engineer addresses the critical challenges of scaling and securing cloud-based infrastructure while accelerating development delivery. This role solves operational bottlenecks by driving automation across all phases of the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless release and maintenance processes. Additionally, the position bridges the gap between development and operations teams, guiding them through CI/CD adoption and modern containerization strategies. Ultimately, this professional mitigates system downtime and maintains platform resilience by leading the response to high-severity outages and platform incidents.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• 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

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring)

• 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

Minimum Requirements

• 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)

  • Infrastructure and configuration as code solutions (Terraform, Ansible, cloudinit)

  • Containerization and container scheduling technologies (Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes)

  • Linux Operating System and Bash scripting

  • Monitoring tools (Dynatrace)

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. EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact View email address on jobs.echostar.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications. Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement , Pay Transparency , EEOC Know Your Rights ( English / Spanish )