Sr Solutions Architect Viasat Government

Viasat, Inc.

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About The Position

Viasat is seeking a driven Network Engineer to take part in our mission of Connecting defense through expanding our communications, networking, and security into sophisticated network operations in SDN, SD-WAN, SD-LAN, and low observable transports, that enables Hybrid Cloud access and AI/ML driven network operations for high capacity, resilient, and intuitive networks.

What’s the day-to-day like for this candidate?

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in networking appliance and services delivering integrated products and software development
• Experience leading multi-disciplined engineering execution with team over diverse geographical locations
• Proven ability to lead proposal efforts and participate in ongoing business development
• Demonstrated understanding and experience contributing across product life cycle
• Experience with requirements management and product management toolsets (Jenkins, Github, Jira, PLM software) or DoD equivalent
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or computer science
• US Citizenship
• DoD US Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Nice To Haves

• In depth knowledge of US Special Operations Command systems, acquisition cycle, and technical roadmaps
• MS in Engineering (EE, CE, CS)
• SD-WAN / SD-LAN experience with focus on network function virtualization (NFV), network slicing, and network orchestration.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate, CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge / experience
• Experience with complex government mission systems and service acquisition
• Knowledge of low-level OS and CPU features such as multi-threading, virtualization, synchronization and memory management on Linux or Linux-like Operating Systems
• Prior experience working with container technology such as Docker/Kubernetes
• Background working with cloud platforms including Amazon, Openstack, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
• Familiarity with encryption products / processes / architectures
• Knowledge/Experience of commercial and military satellite communications systems and programs

Responsibilities

• Autonomously lead programs and multi-functional teams on complex and high-yield opportunities that span multiple business areas
• Overall technical responsibility for customer solution engineer through leadership, agile planning, systems engineering approach, and completion of contract work while identifying and mitigating risks, and collaborating with program customers.
• Work independently to identify and convey needs of the customer / client to business development, engineering and program staff. Communicate benefits of new technology and novel integration to the clients.
• Display proactive and flexible dedication committed to projects, with ability to both delegate to engineering staff as well as dive into details, assisting in areas of weakness.
• Own the performance measurement and improvement of our customer’s experience on the Viasat Government Segment.
• Contribute as a leader with a point of view with the ability to guide others in resolving complex issues.
• Implement expert knowledge of collaborative/consultative working and leadership style, relying on common sense and personal competence for persuasion and consensus building.
• Work with business area management to assess market and product offerings and opportunities. Represent the overall engineering perspective on the business area's ability to meet cost and schedule market requirements.
• Steer technical feasibility decisions regarding new products/projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees