Senior IT Manager

Department Summary

DISH 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 Responsibilities

Job Information:

We are looking for a software engineering manager to lead a team in implementing back-end software solutions to serve both internal and external customers.  The position entails managing an agile development team within our Core Customer Technologies organization to develop key platforms using Java, Docker, SpringBoot, AWS NoSQL databases. You will interface with other teams within the organization to develop complete systems to better our customers’ experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team in design, implementation and test back-end data solutions to support 

• Work closely with product owner to establish features and roadmap

• Interface with other teams as needed to resolve dependencies

• Participate in the design and architecture of software solutions

• Lead the team in continuous improvement and Agile process

• Collaborate with product analysts/developers/QA during product development through implementation

• Facilitate iteration planning sessions, daily team stand-ups, grooming sessions, and retros

• Track and report on team work completed, capacity, backlog, velocity, etc.

• Forecast product/feature delivery timelines 

• Use metrics and feedback to improve team and organization processes, best practices, performance, and delivery

• Assist with deployments and production support issues

• Planning delivery roadmaps, minimum viable product (MVP) and milestones

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Skills, Experience & Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree, preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other technical (STEM) field or an equivalent of experience.

• 2+ years of software development/product management or related technical experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a management capacity

• Experience working on/with an Agile team (XP, SCRUM etc.)

• Experience working with multiple business stakeholders and planning product delivery

• Excellent organizational, facilitation, and written/verbal communication skills

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources and work well in a distributed environment

• Demonstrated understanding of and experience using Agile processes and methodologies

• Ability to plan for future work while maintaining the current delivery with rapidly changing priorities

• Technical experience in AWS, REST APIs, Java, SpringBoot, Docker a plus

• Technical experience in Relational or NoSQL Database Systems (e.g. Oracle, MySql, MongoDB) is a plus

• Strong understanding of development and delivering cloud native products as a service, virtualized deployments, containerization, DEV/OPS and CI/CD pipelines

Salary Range

Compensation: $140,250.00/Year - $189,750.00/Year
Compensation and Benefits

We 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.