Senior Test and Integration Engineer - Full-time

DISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 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 fourth-largest pay-TV provider.  We are doing it again with the launch of 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 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 Senior Test and Integration Engineer will have the following:

• BA/BS in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8 or more years of related information technology experience functioning in a Testing Environment and supporting server and database  application testing.
• Experience designing and executing test campaigns to support both business features as well as performance and operational requirements.
• 3 or more years’ work experience with standard test environment hardware (Windows Server, RedHat Linux, SAN Storage, Isilon Storage, basic networking).
• 3 or more years’ experience with writing and running basic scripts using common scripting tools/languages utilizing Perl/Python/Bash Scripting.
• 3 or more years’ experience as a user with SQL language.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, which demonstrate the ability to publish and communicate time-lines, write reports, business documentation, and procedure manuals.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Respond to audible and visual alarms.
• Ability to travel from Denver to our Uplink Centers (Cheyenne, WY & Gilbert, AZ) as assigned (25%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNA highly preferred.
• The ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from all organizational levels and external customers.
• 2 or more years of experience with any of the following:
• specialized broadcast equipment to include troubleshooting, configuration and maintenance;
• TCP/IP networking, servers, routers, and switches in a broadcast environment;
• configuring and testing MPEG Streams, Transport layer, SCTE35, Video Captures and Analysis;
• Experience as a user with XML and/or SOAP.
• Experience with Windows Authentication/Security Skills (DNS lookups, etc.), Dell IDRAC, and EMC Isilon.

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Dish Technologies’ Digital Broadcast Centers provide advanced online video delivery and satellite video delivery for broadcasters and pay-TV operators across North America. Through our network of uplink centers, these world-class facilities are also home to Dish’s 24/7 traffic, technical operations, and satellite access centers. This team is comprised of experienced professionals dedicated to providing customers with an unparalleled level of service delivering content and programming to over 16 million subscribers every day.

Dish Technologies is seeking a Senior Test and Integration Engineer to join us in Denver, CO as part of the Addressable Testing Team. This position will hold responsibility for the test and design of software and hardware supporting the Addressable Platform. The role requires the development of a deep technical understanding of the platform along with its integration into other systems. Functional experience with test design, execution along with exploratory testing is a must for this position.

In addition to Testing Activities, the successful application will be responsible for supporting the installation and maintenance on all technical equipment and software applications residing within the Addressable Test Environments, under the direction of the Manager of Engineering. These environments include, but is not limited to: Rack Servers, SAN and NAS storage, satellite receivers, IRD’s, SD & HD, video servers, automation, fiber optic and MPEG & IP transports, control room switchers, and facility RF and video distribution equipment. The Test Engineer ensures that these systems are optimally functioning, maintained, kept up to date and secured in a 24/7/365 uplink facility.

Primary responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Design and execute test campaigns for the Addressable Platform – including test design, creation, execution, documentation and reporting.
• Develop technical & operational understanding of the platform including infrastructure/equipment and software used by the team. Develop understanding of Invidi platform functionality and business processes used by Invidi client/s.
• Document test results, and prepare features for operational deployment.
• Interact with vendors and internal engineering departments to support all aspects of the Testing Environments HW & SW.
• Install, configure and maintain the test environments as necessary to support Testing efforts.
• Travel as needed to support all test efforts (the testbeds are located in Cheyenne, Denver & Gilbert).

• Work is performed during normal business hours but, depending on timelines and operational requirements, other shifts may be required to support the needs of the business.

• Interface closely with systems users to identify and correct problems, troubleshoot issues, design and deploy broadcast solutions supporting testing efforts and participate in Testing as needed. 
• Maintain familiarity with IT and IP systems, networking, signal workflows, routing, switching and patching of equipment. 
• Develop and deploy training.
• Use/configure and troubleshoot SNMP tools.
• Develop automated test cases using common scripting tools/languages and run them in testing environments.