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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.

Surpassing network limitations of the past, our Wireless Deployment organization is building the country’s first cloud-native, standalone 5G wireless network. This is the foundation of a connected world flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of today and the future.

This position will support our Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment (ORCID), serving a critical role in strengthening the global Open RAN ecosystem and building the next generation of wireless networks.

This exciting grant represents NTIA's ( National Telecommunications and Information Administration) largest award under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. Learn more about the grant here: https://ir.dish.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dish-wireless-awarded-50-million-ntia-grant-5g-open-ran

A Staff Data Engineer with DISH Wireless will be directly working in environments supporting automated deployment and management on a cloud native environment. This role will work directly towards collecting, extracting, transforming and making available large amounts of data for observability, analysis, and increasing availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act in a technical guidance capacity: Mentor junior engineers and new team members, and apply technical expertise to demanding programming and design problems
• Develop high-volume, low-latency, data-powered solutions utilizing current and next-generation technologies to meet evolving business needs
• Establishes standards and guidelines for the design & development, tuning, deployment, and maintenance of information, advanced data analytics, and text mining models, and physical data persistence technologies
• Acquire big data input from numerous partners; key technologies may include Python, Elastic, Prometheus, and Kafka.
• Normalize complicated data sources to convert potentially unusable data into a format that can be efficiently used by software and/or employees; key technologies may include Spark, Nifi, Lambda
• Maintain a CI/CD pipeline for our data software to ensure we keep quality high and time to market low; key technologies may include Gitlab

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent education and experience
• 6+ years of experience in data streaming technologies such as Kafka and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) concepts

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proficiency in querying and designing databases with MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle SQL, or similar systems
• Collaborative team player with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to clarify requirements and document them effectively
• Programming experience in Java, C++, Perl, Python, or advanced Shell scripting, and implementing data-powered solutions using tools like Hadoop, Hive, or Redshift
• Familiarity with machine learning, statistical modeling, and Cloud Native tools (Kubernetes, Docker), with some experience in R and Agile methodologies

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: DISH 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.

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.