SENIOR VMWARE ENGINEER

Company SummaryDISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile. Department SummaryOur Wireless Technology organization is transforming the future of connectivity. We’re doing it by building the country’s first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. The foundation of a connected world, it’s a network free of the limitations of the past, and flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing worldJob Duties and ResponsibilitiesA VMWare Engineer with Dish Wireless will be directly working in environments supporting automated deployment and management on a VMWare cloud-native environment. This role will work directly towards increasing automated recovery and zero-touch provisioning using tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab, Jenkins, and more.Key Responsibilities: Act in a technical leadership capacity and mentor junior engineers and new team members, and apply technical expertise to challenging programming and design problemsDevelop highly available, fault-tolerant VMware infrastructure designs and solutionsEstablishes standards and guidelines for the design & development, tuning, deployment, and maintenance of VMware infrastructure, including backups, upgrades, and automation processesProactively identify and recommend updates to software or architecture as necessary before reaching capacity limitationsDevelop automated responses to incidents so that manual intervention is not necessaryChampion system metrics (MTBF, MTTR, etc.) and convey them to decision-makers regularlyManage priority of issues and tickets and participate in rotating an on-call schedule with other members of the team, including weekendsSkills, Experience and RequirementsAs a successful VMWare Engineer, you will have the following at a minimum:Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree, 6 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience4+ years of professional experience in VMware services and tools2+ years experience in programming using one or more of the following: Java, C++, Perl, Python, Ruby, or advanced Shell scriptingDirect experience in bare-metal deployments of VMware infrastructureDirect experience with building and administering multiple VMware products across multiple remote locations and data centersSalary RangesCompensation: $96,250.00/Year - $158,125.00/Year BenefitsWe also 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.This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.Job type: FULL TIMECategories: Wireless