Senior Manager, Automation Platform Engineering

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Automation Platform Engineering role is onsite in Littleton, CO. The base pay range is $127,050–$181,500 per year. EchoStar’s Wireless Technology team is developing a cloud-native 5G network model, and this role advances automation for network operations. The manager leads design and development of scalable automation software, guides the platform roadmap toward AI-enabled self-healing workflows, and oversees event-driven systems and AI integration in Kubernetes-based workloads. The role connects technical milestones to business outcomes and ensures internal engineering work meets product-level rigor and security standards.

What you'll do

• Lead design and development of automation software for diagnosing and resolving production issues
• drive the platform roadmap toward closed-loop AI automation
• architect event-driven systems using Kafka and microservices
• oversee integration of traditional and generative AI models in Kubernetes workloads
• translate technical milestones into business impacts
• uphold engineering rigor and security standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

automation platform engineering

littleton co

echostar

$127,050–$181,500/year

5g

open ran

kubernetes

kafka

microservices

ai automation

python

go

visa sponsorship not available

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible spending accounts, HSA, 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and flexible time away plan.

Why this role

Focus on AI-augmented autonomous network operations, 5G/Open RAN, and cloud-native Kubernetes systems.

About the employer

EchoStar is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Telecommunications. Sector: 51.