Lead DevOps Site Reliability Engineer

Job Duties and Responsibilities

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 Dev Ops 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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)

Compensation: $/Year - $/Year

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:
Echo Star Benefits.

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. Echo Star 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.

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