Sr. Project Manager - Infrastructure

DISH is a Fortune 250 company with more than $14 billion in annual revenue 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 third-largest pay-TV provider.  We are doing it again with the launch of the first live, internet-delivered TV Service – SlingTV, 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 have a bold sense of pride, adventure, and desire to win – it’s in our DNA.  And 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.

A successful Sr. Project Manager - Infrastructure will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or Engineering and/or 5+ years of Project Management and direct work experience in a technical software/hardware project management capacity. PMP certification and Advanced degree preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with IT management, infrastructure teams, software development, and test teams.
• Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
• Thorough knowledge of systems development phases and processes, including a working knowledge of the Systems/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and solid experience with MS Project, Microsoft Excel, Visio, Word, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Working knowledge of some: Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange email; UNIX servers, SQL servers, Windows servers and clients, Windows OS Upgrades, NAS/SAN Storage, VoIP, IVR, Hadoop, Data networking, Oracle, ERP, Wireless, Enterprise releases, Cloud, Cisco, Security, VMWare.
• Ability to facilitate solutions in a complex IT technology and business environment and able to adapt quickly to change.

A Sr. Project Manager - Infrastructure is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of IT infrastructure projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals. 

Primary Responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects. Present and negotiate with customer and senior management.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables. Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate company tools. Plan and schedule project timelines and necessary weekly/daily meetings. 
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions, manage project resource allocation, and perform risk management.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project goals.
• Provide project evaluations and results throughout the project and escalate and resolve issues as needed.