AST SpaceMobile
Technical Project Manager (OSS)
Lanham, Maryland, United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
GitAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesCI/CDGrafanaRESTIncident ResponseProject ManagementJiraConfluencePerformance ManagementIntellectual PropertySystems EngineeringCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive delivery obligations across all OSS program milestones
- Maintain implementation plans and critical path tracking, identifying and resolving risks proactively
- Manage deliverable acceptance processes, including review coordination and formal sign-offs
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including planning, validation of acceptance criteria, coordination, and final approvals
- Serve as the primary operational interface with external vendors and partners
- Identify scope gaps and manage change requests through appropriate review and approval workflows
- Support data validation activities, including KPI definitions, configuration baselines, and monitoring thresholds
- Maintain program documentation, including decision logs, meeting notes, action trackers, and status reports
- Manage delivery tracking tools and ensure visibility into progress across workstreams
- AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- A minimum of 5+ years managing complex software or network infrastructure programs
- Experience working with vendor-delivered projects, including milestone tracking, acceptance workflows, and SLA management
- Prior technical experience (e.g., software engineering, systems engineering, network operations) is highly valued
- Familiarity with OSS domains such as Fault Management, Performance Management, Configuration Management, Inventory, and Provisioning
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD concepts
- Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools
- Familiarity with industry-standard systems
Nice to have
- Experience working in telecommunications or large-scale network environments
- Familiarity with industry frameworks (e.g., TM Forum standards)
- Exposure to OSS/NMS platforms or monitoring systems
- Experience supporting system integrations and API-driven architectures
Skills
- Strong ownership mindset with a proactive, results-driven approach
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Monitoring and logging platforms (e.g., Grafana, ELK, or similar)
- Technology Stack:
- Project & Program Management: Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project or similar tools
- OSS/NMS Platforms: Familiarity with industry-standard systems
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (working knowledge), Kubernetes (basic understanding), CI/CD concepts
- Integration & APIs: REST APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging systems
- Observability Tools: Monitoring and logging platforms (e.g., Grafana, ELK, or similar)
Company info
- Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
- We are seeking a hands-on Technical Project Manager (OSS) to lead the delivery and implementation of an Operational Support System within a complex, vendor-driven environment.
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