Telesat

Telesat

Senior Manager, System Operations Software

Bethesda, MD · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
Distributed SystemsKubernetesCI/CDDevOpsSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • The role is expected to play a key leadership role in advancing SysOps' transition toward AI-driven software development, modern engineering practices, and highly automated operational platforms.
  • Resource is expected to work onsite five days weekly.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop technical leads, architects, and software engineering teams.
  • Build and maintain a high-performing engineering organization focused on innovation, accountability, quality, and execution.
  • Drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, succession planning, and workforce growth.
  • Drive the continuous improvement of software development processes, engineering practices, and delivery methodologies.
  • Partner with architects and technical leaders to define technology roadmaps and investment priorities.
  • Drive adoption of AI-enabled software development practices throughout the organization.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership, product owners, architects, operations teams, and external partners.
  • Support planning activities, resource allocation, risk management, and strategic decision-making.

Requirements

  • BS/MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 15+ years of experience in software development, systems engineering, network management systems, or large-scale software platforms.
  • Minimum 10 years of leadership experience managing cross-functional engineering organizations and managing multiple teams in matrixed environments.
  • Demonstrated experience leading software development and delivery programs.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise software
  • Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software engineering practices.

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI-assisted software development and AI-enabled engineering practices.
  • Strong understanding of OSS/NMS, Management Plane, Control Plane, and Operational Data Platform architectures.
  • Experience with telecommunications, satellite communications, network management systems, or large-scale operations software environments.
  • Experience with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed software platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience driving engineering modernization and AI transformation initiatives.
  • This role is instrumental in advancing the organization's software strategy across the Control Plane, Management Plane, and Operational Data Platform domains.

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