Senior Systems Admin - IT Operations & Infrastructure

Echostar Corporation • Englewood, CO

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About The Position

As a Sr. Systems Admin, IT Operations & Infrastructure, you'll be a key technical leader, responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of our core enterprise systems. You'll ensure the reliability and performance of our critical platforms, providing expert-level support and mentorship to the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical degree
• 5+ years in a medium to large enterprise network; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS cloud networking (security groups, Firewall Manager, IGW, GWLB, VPC PrivateLink, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway) and infrastructure automation using Python, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Git.
• Practical experience administering Palo Alto firewalls (physical/virtual), including Panorama, PAN-OS, SSL decryption, Advanced Threat Protection, EDS, and complex network configurations.
• Advanced experience with F5 BIG-IP and F5 Distributed Cloud (RE/CE clusters, load balancing, DNS, active-active topologies, DR/BC implementations).
• Extensive knowledge of Zscaler Internet Access (ATP, URL/cloud app filtering, sandboxing, SSL inspection) and Zscaler Private Access (app segments, access policies, connectors, private service edges, ML-driven recommendations).
• Skilled in monitoring and performance platforms such as Dynatrace and XSIAM, with the ability to design enterprise-wide network infrastructure strategies and drive continuous process improvement.
• Strong communicator and collaborative team player with a commitment to customer satisfaction, cross-functional alignment, and delivering on team objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical leadership for complex projects, including gathering requirements, creating specifications, and designing end-to-end network and systems solutions.
• Lead and mentor junior team members by supplying technical direction, best practices, and hands-on guidance across data networking initiatives.
• Implement, test, and validate solutions in lab and production environments, ensuring proper documentation, tuning, and adherence to design specifications.
• Maintain daily operational responsibility for reliability, resiliency, and uptime of enterprise network and system platforms, following established SLAs and processes.
• Monitor availability and performance using tools such as SolarWinds Orion, Cisco Prime, Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA), AWS Cloud Networking, and F5 (BIG-IP & Distributed Cloud), performing troubleshooting, audits, and ongoing maintenance.
• Deliver solutions architecture for platform use in business projects, including configuration, monitoring and alerting setup, performance tuning, and continuous improvement across enterprise systems.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees