Senior Automation Platform Engineer

Company Summary

Echo Star is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business spans satellite television service, streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, 5G wireless consumer and commercial services, internet and other enterprise products.

Today, our brands include Echo Star, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and Gen Mobile.

Senior Automation Engineer (multiple positions-2) sought by DISH Wireless, L.L.C. in Littleton, Colorado.

• Develop, document and execute 5G network CI/CD automation processes involving AWS Code Pipeline, CNF deployments, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and end‑to‑end automation across layers of cloud‑based network functions.
• Design and develop state‑of‑the‑art approaches to solving complex quality issues and communicate solutions with Product Owners, Developers, and management.
• Drive the strategic evolution of the 5G environment by migrating legacy telecom systems toward modern cloud‑native and containerized solutions.
• Collaborate closely with network architects to ensure the modernized platform achieves optimal scalability, performance, and flexibility.
• Lead the design and implementation of standardized infrastructure blueprints using Crossplane Compositions (XRDs) and Configuration Packages, authoring reusable, type‑safe infrastructure modules using KCL templates.
• Build and maintain robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines that automate infrastructure and application deployment using tools such as ArgoCD, Crossplane, and Git Lab CI.
• Embed Dev Sec Ops  principles by automating container security workflows and integrating tools like Prisma Cloud, using KCL for pre‑deployment validation of Kubernetes/Crossplane manifests.
• Configure and manage the core monitoring stack including Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Watch, and Loki, establishing and fine‑tuning alerts for critical metrics.
• Write high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable code for custom automation scripts and internal tooling using languages such as Python.
• Provide expert‑level Tier 3 operational support and troubleshooting for the mission‑critical cloud platform and its automation tools, resolving integration issues related to ArgoCD, Crossplane, IAM access, and various AWS services.
• Integrate Velero backup and restore capabilities directly into Git Ops pipelines to protect production‑grade Kubernetes workloads.

Requires Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field plus 6 years of experience in the job offered or similar roles. Also requires 4 years of work experience with/using the following:

• Python, Java script and Go.
• Network and cloud automation within telecom or network engineering environments.
• Automation and orchestration frameworks by building AWS CDK pipelines.
• Scripting languages such as Go, Python, Java, Bash, Type Script, React
  
  JS, Power Shell.
• CI/CD pipeline tools (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Code Pipeline, etc.).
• Designing and implementing Git Ops‑driven infrastructure solutions using ArgoCD, Crossplane, Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CDK.
• 5G network architectures and service automation, Software‑Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), IP, and MPLS.
• Dev Sec Ops  and Git Ops principles and practices.
• Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, Crossplane, ArgoCD, Knative, Istio, Open Telemetry, Sonar Qube, and Ruff.
• Cloud‑native transformation and platform modernization.
• Pre‑check Automation Systems, automated regression testing, execution workflows, and interactive UI dashboards.
• Integrating Apache Airflow with Prisma Cloud.
• Network management and orchestration tools (e.g., Open Stack, Open Daylight, Kubernetes).
• Governance frameworks, security compliance, and telecom regulatory standards.
• Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, and Fluent Bit for metrics/log aggregation, plus ELK Stack and Datadog for analytics and alerting.

Compensation: $/Year

Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre‑employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.

Rate of Pay: $ - $

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