Prinicipal Engineer, Networking

Department SummaryDISH is a Fortune 200 company that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service – Sling TV – that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win – it’s in our DNA. We’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.Opportunity is here. We are DISH.Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesOur mission is to build a modern, hybrid cloud enterprise platform for all DISH to consume.  Our environment is…ComplexHighly elasticBased on some of the latest cloud-native technologiesVery fast-pacedYou will be part of team that will be,Building an enterprise-wide cloud-native, web-scale platform and the tooling that surrounds it, that will be adopted by engineering teams across various business units within DISHEnabling the core platform services for our organization to consume – AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, service discovery, private cloud, etcDriving a customer-centric, highly personalized approach to the evolution of our platformContinuing our efforts to realize a robust hybrid cloud infrastructureDesigning and building service catalog, software templates, developer portal offering to enable self-serviceBuilding connectivity across Multi & Hybrid cloud infrastructures using virtual and physical networking technologiesOffering DevSecOps tools as a service to engineering teams - Gitlab, Artifactory, Consul, Vault, Argo, etcEnabling CI/CD for a large complex set of diverse applicationsEnabling the core platform services for our organization to consume – AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, service discovery, DNS, IPAM, load balancing, private cloud, etcBuild & Manage advanced AWS services like SSO, Organization, Service Catalog, Step Functions, Account Factory, Control Tower - Landing ZoneBuilding a next-generation cloud platform based on Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Consul, and VaultDriving a customer-centric, highly personalized approach to the evolution of our platformMaintain, optimize cloud platform hosting massive, complex systems for performance, security, reliability, and scalabilityInnovate automation capabilities in the cloud platform and create new feature sets as per the application patterns for hosting in the cloudHelping application development, operations, testing, delivering software in an agile environment, continuously. Supporting infrastructure teams realize what being “cloud-native” is all aboutIn order to be successful in this role, you will need to be…Highly motivated, driven & hardworkingNot afraid to failA true believer in cloud-native, hybrid cloud, and continuous deploymentAble to visualize, design, and implement platform solutions and tools at the enterprise levelProvide guidance to engineering teams on development standards, automation, and toolsKnowledge of emerging technologies - curious to experiment and build a proof of conceptsAble to work independently and clearly present resultsExperienced working with CI/CD in the enterpriseA team player.  We have a great group of diverse folks working together in harmony.  Big egos and “superheroes” need not applyAble to lead by example - we are looking for folks that can design and build.  Hands-on experience is a key to successSkills, Experience and RequirementsEducation: Having a 4-year college degree in Computer Science / Information Technology, a master’s degree is preferred or equivalent professional experienceExperience:  Have 10+ years of professional enterprise development, operations, SRE, platform, and/or infrastructure experienceSkills and Qualifications:Experience with networking Concepts (Routing, VLANs, VXLAN, VPCs, Route Tables, Subnet management), Cloud WAN, Private Links, VPC Peering;  Network Services (DNS, DHCP, IPSEC, TLS, and SNMP), and understanding of the TCP IP protocol suiteShould have a good understanding of how to secure internal subnets against external Internet traffic by utilizing different technologies such as load balancers, firewalls, DMZ zoning, and VLAN segregationExperience in implementing automation in Cloud environments; ability to mentor and train internal technical teamsSupports application developers and identifies/solves configuration and environment issues related to the networkKnowledge of security technologies such as SIEM, Firewall, X509, DLP and hybrid/Cloud Security environmentsWill have considerable AWS and Linux skills, as well as DevOps skills around CI/CD and experience with tools such as GitLab (deploying using runners, etc.)Working knowledge and experience with project and portfolio management tools, preferably Jira, google suiteExcellent verbal and writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levelsDeep understanding of network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN,TCP, and DNSDetailed understanding and hands-on experience working with AWS Networking components, Transit Gateway, Virtual Gateway, Internet Gateway, VPC, Shared VPC, ELB, NLB, Flow logs, Web Application Firewalls, and Route53 Knowledge and hands-on management of Palo Alto Firewall appliancesAbility to design and support secure networks within and across accounts in AWS Control tower,  communications with cloud to in-house network.Experience developing and applying Access Control Lists and Security Groups to protect virtual assets and services.Strong analytical skills to solve complex problems with multiple variablesExcellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical leadersWork Attire:  Business CasualThis position will be onsite out of our Englewood, CO or American Fork, UT officesSalary Range Compensation: $140,250.00/Year - $165,000.00/Year Compensation and 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.