Senior Scrum Master

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Our Wireless Technology team is pioneering the future of connectivity. We're developing and enhancing a unique hybrid network model—combining our advanced, cloud-native 5G core with the nationwide reach of our partners. This approach ensures our network is flexible and powerful, designed to satisfy the social, economic, and transformative needs of the changing world.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

This role addresses the complex challenge of aligning high-velocity engineering, automation, and CI/CD pipelines with overarching corporate business objectives. Navigating the communication gap between technical teams and executive management often slows down deployment schedules and limits operational scalability. The position works to eliminate project roadblocks, resolve technical ambiguities with nationwide vendors, and streamline delivery processes across cloud data center environments.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Support the successful implementation of technical solutions for the Wireless Cloud Services Automation, CI/CD, and Pipelines teams using agile SDLC best practices

• Establish and maintain comprehensive project roadmaps by negotiating outcomes, timelines, and capacities with management, technical teams, and external vendors

• Build high-performing, self-organized cross-functional teams and communication channels to achieve strategic objectives and department OKRs

• Leverage AI-driven project management tools and predictive analytics to optimize team workflows, track performance data, and generate actionable project KPIs

• Identify talent and knowledge gaps across technical groups and arrange targeted knowledge transfer sessions to mitigate delivery constraints

• Ensure rigorous documentation of project requirements, risk registers, and schedules to guarantee high operational excellence standards during nationwide deployments

Skills, Experience and RequirementsCore Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring)

• Deep expertise in navigating and applying Agile, SAFe, and Waterfall software development methodologies to complex cloud engineering and automation projects

• Strong collaboration, conflict resolution, and relationship-management skills to align cross-functional engineering teams, management, and diverse external vendors

• AI literacy and application skills to automate administrative workflows, summarize technical discussions, and streamline process mapping

• Robust technical fluency in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and telecom network structures to interact authoritatively with systems engineers

• Advanced data interpretation and analytical capabilities to assess project performance, build KPI frameworks, and implement quality control measures

• Critical experience managing end-to-end planning, scheduling, and risk mitigation for nationwide data center builds and complex technical deployments

Additional Qualifications

• CSM, CSPO, PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification

• Familiarity with process development applications such as Draw.io, Microsoft Visio, and Lucid Chart

• Advanced proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering Management, IT, Computer Science, or an equivalent technical degree

• Minimum Experience: 4+ years of experience in managing agile projects, including software development, cloud engineering, automation tools, or observability projects

• Required Technical Skills: Experience with:

  • Agile project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and MS Project

  • DevOps practices and managing CI/CD pipelines

  • Data center build projects planning and scheduling

  • Telecom networks, platforms, and systems

Visa sponsorship not available for this roleBenefits

We 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: EchoStar 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. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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