Windows System Administrator

Windows System Administrator

DISH Network L.L.C (Nasdaq: DISH), is the nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the leader in digital television. As a TV entertainment provider, we are an industry pioneer and innovator known for driving technology to bring the best entertainment to millions. We believe that everything we do must begin and end with the customer experience.

DISH is an exciting place to work. We are a Fortune 200 Company with a workforce of 21,000 plus.  We bring excitement and enjoyment to millions of people every day and we provide a better overall TV experience at more affordable prices than our competition.  

Throughout our 30+ year history we have demonstrated our entrepreneurial spirit by achieving significant industry firsts. We were the first in our industry to offer high definition TV channels Free for Life, and we are the nation’s leader in HD programming with more than 200 national HD channels.  We are the only pay-TV company to offer a true TV Everywhere solution; our Sling technology allows access to live television and DVR content from a computer or any mobile device.  In addition, our recent acquisition of Blockbuster video stores only enhances our ability to provide subscribers with a richer entertainment experience at a great value.

Applicant will be responsible for Windows Server operational environment management, build out, integration, systems documentation, maintaining vendor support and technical interaction, technology implementation with and identifying sound technical solutions to execute the requirements of the business. Applicant must work effectively with Systems Architects, System Administrators, Project Managers, DBAs, Developers and management to provide timely execution and support for business systems, planning, implementation and increased system uptimes. Applicant must know or quickly learn the working environment – technical and business, through self initiative and direction from senior staff and/or peers. The applicant must assist in mentoring of team members and other workers relating to your job function and demonstrate leadership through technical knowledge, interpersonal skills, business knowledge, organizational skills and professionalism. Applicant must be able to participate effectively on team and enterprise projects. 

Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or MIS/CIS) and 6-10 years of relevant IT experience (minimum 4-7 years of systems administration). Relevant experience may be a substitute for education.

Experience and expertise with current and recent Windows versions, including supported hardware and software. This understanding includes but is not limited to hardware types and configurations, OS configurations and installation, troubleshooting OS client and server platforms, network connectivity, disk storage systems and logical systems design.  Applicants should be able to derive best configurations and implementation to support DISH Network’s business cases. The applicant should have an extensive background with RAID systems, file systems, networking interfaces, LDAP, E-mail systems, transports and transport protocols including TCP/IP, Ethernet, MPLS, WAN dedicated circuits, SMTP, HTTP and HTTPS, and Backup software/hardware. The applicant must be able to demonstrate advanced application in the areas of hardware devices, operating systems, databases and how they interrelate. Applicant should be able to demonstrate application of advanced system structures and commands. Experience in a mixed NT/UNIX environment and broad knowledge of enterprise systems preferred. The applicant should be able to demonstrate application of NT batch and PowerShell scripting.