Lead Lab Automation Engineer

Company Summary

Echo Star 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 DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles 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 Lab Automation Engineer resolves network, device, and test framework bottlenecks across Dish Commercial OnStream lab operations and Video/OTT platforms. This role stabilizes multi-client testing environments across Sling, Dish, and Dany by architecting robust automation frameworks, triaging complex production defects, and establishing strict lab governance. Through strategic CI/CD integration, advanced field-level network emulation and AI tool adoption, the role streamlines release readiness and eliminates manual QA overhead.

Ultimately, this position bridges lab operations with engineering stakeholders to ensure high-capacity, reliable release cycles.

• Architect and scale Python-based automation frameworks with integrated CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous regression testing across video and OTT applications
• Establish lab network governance, device allocation schedules, and safety policies to eliminate resource contention and optimize multi-team usability
• Network Emulation & Control:
  Deploy field-level network emulation techniques—including bandwidth throttling, latency injection, packet loss simulation, and real-time network monitoring and controlling to recreate complex commercial site environments (e.g., hotels, MDUs, hospitals) directly within the lab.
• Drive release readiness by managing test activities, triaging complex field issues, and analyzing test execution trends to minimize flaky tests
• Leverage AI-driven testing tools and virtualization methodologies to automate repetitive lab maintenance tasks, power cycling, and test case execution
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and external vendors to deliver concise status communications, capacity metrics, and a long-term automation roadmap

• Expertise in architecting scalable UI, API, and embedded automation frameworks from scratch using Python and modern CI/CD tools
• Domain expertise in live TV and streaming delivery protocols, including IPTV, OTT, QAM, multicast, and HLS/DASH streaming architectures
• Comprehensive network literacy encompassing VLAN management, Wi‑Fi configuration, firewall rules, DHCP reservations, packet analysis,
  network bandwidth throttling, field-level network emulation techniques, and network monitoring/controlling techniques.
• Technical leadership capabilities in team management, vendor relations, stakeholder communication, and release execution for complex engineering environments
• Practical AI application skills to evaluate, integrate, and optimize AI/ML testing tools and automated infrastructure processes

• Experience with DISH/Echo Star product ecosystems and embedded device lab setups
• Proven track record in production support testing and complex field issue replication

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Engineering, or a closely related field
• Minimum Experience: 8+ years of experience in Software Test Automation, including 6+ years in a technical lead or senior engineering role
• Required Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Must have experience with:
  • Python-based test automation frameworks and modern CI/CD orchestration tools (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Git Hub Actions)
  • Live TV delivery ecosystems (IPTV, OTT, QAM, multicast, HLS/DASH streaming)
  • Embedded device log…