Staff Network Engineer at EchoStar
Littleton, CO
$110,100–$180,900from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Littleton, CO
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior network engineering role focused on designing, deploying, and optimizing the routing and transport infrastructure underpinning a nationwide 5G network. Day-to-day work centers on BGP, MPLS, Segment Routing, and EVPN across a multi-100G backbone, alongside driving automation frameworks and mentoring mid-level engineers. Suits an experienced network engineer with a service provider background and hands-on automation skills.
Senior level · 8+ years · Denver, CO · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 110 people in the Denver, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 20–160
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $107,401 (middle half $89,864–$133,850). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The role sits at the boundary between network engineering (15-1244) and software/automation development (15-1252). The primary day-to-day work is designing, deploying, and operating a carrier-grade routing and transport network (BGP, MPLS, Segment Routing, EVPN, DWDM), which points to 15-1244. However, the JD also places significant emphasis on automation tool development, orchestration, and telemetry integration — work that leans toward 15-1252. 15-1244 is chosen as the primary SOC because network design and operations is the dominant framing.
The posting does not specify a city; EchoStar/DISH Wireless is headquartered in Englewood, CO (Denver metro). The CBSA is assigned accordingly, but the actual work location may differ.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as required but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
Dark-fiber transport and 100G+ Ethernet are mentioned as required transport/optical knowledge but are not discrete named tools — they are captured via DWDM as the concrete named technology in that domain.
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