Job Description

At DISH Wireless, we reimagine connectivity through new platforms, new business models and new ways of thinking.

Today, we are building America’s first cloud-native 5G network to transform the way we live, work and play with unlimited potential. Our teams operate at the intersection of wireless, data analytics, AI and the cloud to create something state-of-the-art, radically original and truly unlike what anyone else can.

What you will be doing

DISH Wireless is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Wireless Tools and Systems team that manages Tools such as our NexsysOne Wireless Deployment tool. This position will manage and lead a team of Project Managers, QA Engineers, and Support Engineers who work with numerous stakeholders, customers, and executive sponsors to define, develop, test, and deploy the Systems and Tools that facilitate our 5G Network rollout. This person will lead a team that is enabling DISH to build its greenfield 5G network faster and more cost efficiently than has ever been done before in the industry.

Day-to-day job responsibilities: 

Establish and prioritize short and long term priorities for the team, remove blockers and make decisions to improve progress, and hold teams accountable for delivering expected results.
Manage roles and responsibilities, workload breakdown, team structure, feedback distribution, and coaching for six to eight individual contributors.
Ensure systems meet Service Level Agreements for internal and external stakeholders while serving as a point of contact for Operations escalations in the Production environment.
Produce and present weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for all Stakeholders, including executive management.
Build trustworthy relationships with direct reports, teams, suppliers, vendors, customers, partners, and stakeholders in relentless pursuit of our sixth everyday principle: Think Customer.
Lead, teach, and/or sponsor technical skills development for team members in support of high quality and future-ready systems and tools.
Listen, empathize, and empower teams in problem solving, root cause analyses, and solutioning.
Attract, recruit, and retain the Best Team while fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration.
Serve as an internal and external DISH Ambassador by consistently demonstrating The DISH Way through CPAW and Everyday Principles to help us achieve our Mission and Vision.
Utilize inspiration, motivation, and influence to bring continuous improvement and innovative changes to our systems, teams, processes, and products.

Skills and experience

A successful System Engineering Manager will have the following:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree.
At least 5 years of experience working within an Agile software development environment.
At least 3 years of experience managing at least 2 direct reports.
At least 3 years of experience using cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
At least 3 years of experience using CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins and Gitlab.

The following additional qualifications are a plus:

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical degree.
3 years of experience developing software using Python, Java, PHP, C++, or Go.
3 years of experience using databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB.
3 years of experience using test automation technologies such as Selenium.