Incident Manager

EchoStar

$115K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 4 years of telecom/wireless experience in a similar role.
  • Managing NOC shift environments related to 4G or 5G networks.
  • Proficient in network, transport, PaaS, and gNB configurations.
  • Experience with tools like Jira, WCS app suite, SNOW, IBM, and Watson.
  • Strong background in troubleshooting methods including MOPs and templates.
  • Knowledge of KPI metrics and SLAs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the 24/7 Network Operations Center for 5G support.
  • Oversee the entire incident management lifecycle and team.
  • Escalate complex issues and drive root-cause analysis.
  • Implement process improvements based on KPI metrics.
  • Prioritize incidents based on urgency and business impact.
  • Collaborate with other teams for critical issue resolution.
  • Manage customer complaint resolutions within SLAs.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan options.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Employee discounts and perks.
  • Career development opportunities through training and workshops.
Full Job Description
Job Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Manager sought by DISH Wireless, LLC in Littleton, Colorado.

Support company's 24/7 Network Operations Center. Lead a group of 5G Network Surveillance & Fault Isolation & Management teams supporting the end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting of the entire 5G platform. Escalate complex issues and determine root-causes for failure and develop corrective actions. Contribute to on-going process improvement reviews using Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics to eliminate errors, maximize hardware/software efficiencies, and increase service up-time. Responsible for end-to-end Incident Lifecycle Management. Oversee the incident management process and team members involved in resolving the incident, as well as driving Ticket management analysis and follow-up until closure. Assist with prioritizing/deprioritizing incidents according to their urgency and impact on the business. Collaborate and escalate issues with the Advance Ops, Engineering & Vendor teams when critical/time sensitive support and resolution is needed. Manage outage and emergencies, including the agreed assurance KPI's & SLAs. Assist in tracking top issues and areas for continuous improvement and focus. Drive resolutions for customer complaints (CXO) within service level agreements (SLAs) and ensure effective operational performance and management. Responsible for Trouble Tickets updated with all the technical details and troubleshooting MOP's & templates. Manage internal, external and customer incident escalations and follow-ups as well as process adherence.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Requires Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or closely related field, plus 4 years of telecom/wireless experience in job offered or similar role. Also requires 4 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):
  • Managing 4G or 5G NOC shift environments and troubleshooting activities;
  • Network, Transport, PaaS and gNB configurations
  • Jira, WCS app suite, SNOW, IBM, and Watson;
  • Troubleshooting MOPs and templates;
  • KPI Metrics and SLA; and
  • Resolving customers' complaints.

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $115,000.00/Year
Benefits

Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.

Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref: 2026-99722 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref: 2026-99721 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref: 2026-99722) to [email protected]. 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.

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