Senior Cloud Engineer

EchoStar•Littleton, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Boost Mobile is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support automated deployment and management in AWS cloud-native environments. The position focuses on driving automated recovery and zero-touch provisioning across next-gen 5G infrastructure. Key focus areas include technical leadership, mentoring junior talent, and architecting highly available, fault-tolerant platform infrastructure to optimize performance metrics.

Requirements

Deep technical expertise in administering AWS cloud services (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM), databases, and operating systems
Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills to clarify requirements, resolve ambiguities, and align technical strategies across teams
Critical experience with container orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling including Kubernetes, Ansible, CloudFormation, and GitLab
Critical experience with system metrics tracking, incident management, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation
AI Application and AI Literacy competency, with the ability to integrate modern AI tools to enhance infrastructure automation and deployment workflows
Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, automating deployments, cluster management, and systems security within a CI/CD pipeline
Strong programming background in languages such as Java, C++, Perl, Python, or advanced Shell scripting
Background in Linux or Windows system administration, including configuration, performance tuning, and OS troubleshooting
Familiarity with Agile at Scale, SAFe, or Lean Systems Engineering frameworks
Minimum Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree; or equivalent related experience
Minimum Experience: 4+ years of experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or related cloud technologies
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification
AWS Cloud Services (ECR, EC2, ECS, IAM)
Automated deployment and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Ansible, CloudFormation, GitLab)

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical leader to mentor junior engineers, onboard new team members, and resolve complex programming and design challenges
Design, build, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant platform and AWS cloud infrastructure solutions
Establish organizational standards for infrastructure tuning, deployment, backup, and automation processes while monitoring key system metrics like MTBF and MTTR
Drive automated responses to system incidents to minimize manual intervention and streamline triage workflows
Leverage AI tools and AI applications to optimize cloud infrastructure monitoring, predictive capacity planning, and automated incident triage