Summary:
EchoStar has an opening for a Senior Perl Developer in Englewood, CO to maintain, develop and enhance a wide variety of PERL middleware programs throughout the entire development life cycle. Programs will include large scale data importing from XML/JSON into databases, data reporting (raw/graphing/etc) of large data sets in multiple data stores (including MySQL), log and other file parsing, CGI interfaces for direct STB interaction and web portal development for reporting and control features.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain reporting and data mining PERL programs connected to MySQL databases. Develop and maintain PERL parsing programs which read XML files, processes the data and load it to MySQL databases. Develop and maintain PERL scripts which create CGI interfaces for interaction with Set Top Boxes (STBs). Develop and maintain PERL and UNIX shell scripts for process control.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Engineering or related field 4+ years hands-on experience in software/systems development using PERL 2+ years hands-on experience in developing PERL applications with MySQL backend databases and report generation. 4+ years experience with use of PERL modules such as DBD, DBI, CGI, XML, IO, etc. 4+ years experience working with Linux/Unix OS platforms
Preferred Qualifications
5 to 8 years hands-on experience in software/systems development using PERL Multithreading in PERL. Creating PERL-based CGI interfaces. Modperl Optimization, performance tuning and load balancing in addressing application scalability Coding, integrating and testing software products Source control tools such as GIT, clearcase, cvs. Developing software for protocol processing using XML and related technologies Performing and automating systems builds and tests on distributed and multiple system platforms
About Echostar:
EchoStar delivers innovative products and services that power global communication, commerce and entertainment. Through our market-leading Digital Broadcast Centers across North America, we operate one the world’s largest and most advanced digital broadcast networks, serving over 17 million end users every day. Our historical pioneering development of market solutions such as satellite spot-beam technology, end-to-end MPEG4 video delivery, placeshifting, whole home DVR sharing and VSAT data network management have consistently set new standards in the industry.
EchoStar provides a variety of benefits for all employees. In addition to health and wellness benefits that support a new era in healthcare management, we provide unique benefits including Tuition
Reimbursement, Employee Stock Purchase, Discounted rates on HughesNet and Dish Network services, Slingbox discounts and much more.
For a complete list of benefits and specific company detail please visit www.echostar.com
EchoStar is an EEO employer (M/F/D/V)
