Integration Engineer

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

Viasat's S&P function is looking for an Integration Engineer to join the team responsible for the design, development and delivery of our Airline programmes. This will include completing the delivery of currently scoped developments as well as future functionality and enhancements to the existing Viasat solutions. This is a wide-ranging technical role that will require the successful candidate to play an analyst and integration role in activities including design and development, system integration, acceptance testing, service introduction, and third level support. The successful applicant must be self-motivated and be capable of completing complex tasks with minimum supervision and have the confidence and ability to promote improvements and introduce new technologies.

The role will require co-ordination with a wide range of other project teams both within and external to Viasat. The successful candidate will be required to represent Viasat as the technical expert in meetings with customers and must be capable of dealing confidently with experts in similar and different disciplines.

Viasat is currently going through significant growth and this role will evolve to reflect the changing business needs. The role may require the ability to travel.

• Design and deliver solutions to airlines in time, on budget and to requirements
• Participate and contribute to design reviews, including review of detailed functional specifications
• Working in the lab setting up new builds and environments
• Create and test system/software configuration files
• Configuring firewalls and other network devices
• Develop test procedures in support of test campaigns and performance evaluation exercises
• Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure efficient planning and execution
• Manage and maintain all required design and engineering documents
• Participate in third level support for resolving production issues
• Work with solution vendors and internal stakeholders to define and design new services and features to improve performance or meet new service requirements
• Review existing software and infrastructure to identify areas for improvement, added scalability, quality, performance, security maintainability and architectural integrity.

• University degree level or equivalent in Computing Science, Telecommunications or related technical subject area
• Excellent capacity at debugging complex systems, developing and implementing quick fixes as well as leading and delivering long term permanent solutions to problems
• Extensive experience on Linux administration. RHCSA certification or equivalent knowledge required
• Ability to quickly develop proof of concepts / prototypes from scratch
• Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP networking
• Excellent knowledge of iptables / iproute / tc stack
• Proven knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL)
• Proficiency with SELinux and good systems security understanding
• Basic knowledge of git
• Experience in customer facing role
• Proven experience in documenting and describing sophisticated systems.

• Methodical approach to crafting and testing systems
• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar software, infrastructure and tools.

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.