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About us

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.

What you'll do

• Own the SMO/RIC application
• Responsible for overall management strategy of 5G NTN RAN in consultation with other stakeholders
• Lead DevOps oriented engineering efforts to develop RIC applications
• Lead integration of end to end operational workflows of 5G RAN supported by SMO/RIC

The day-to-day

• Participate in system design/integration efforts of various RAN components in a modern satellite ground network (Near-RT RIC, Non-RT RIC, SMO, CU/DU, and RU)
• Apply your knowledge of 5G RAN management through O-RAN based M-Plane, A1, E2, O1, and O2 interfaces
• Drive implementation efforts of xApps/rApps using on top of a 3rd party platform
• Integrate orchestration, telemetry, fault, metrics, and other OAM features required to manage RAN components

What you'll need

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of software development experiences with Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Fluency in modern mainstream languages such as C++, Go, Python
• Excellent knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and development environments, Git, GitOps
• Understanding of 5G NR standards geared towards RAN management and network slicing
• Experience developing SMO/RIC framework including ML based xApps/rApps
• Experience defining and developing RESTful interfaces
• In-dept knowledge of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes (K8s), CaaS, PaaS, with hands on knowledge of containerized application development.
• Experience deployment and managing software applications in private, public, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong deployment, troubleshooting, automation expertise
• Ability to work with distributed remote agile teams and vendors with a high degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to drive interaction with peer engineers, vendors and project managers
• Ability to travel up to 10%

What will help you on the job

• Experience developing RAN resource optimization applications through SON, RIC
• Experience in microservices-based, stateless, cloud-native architecture definitions, considering auto-scaling, high availability and elasticity
• Experience deploying and monitoring applications in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Experience designing operational workflows meeting SLA guidelines
• Experience in CI-CD automation and tools such as Argo, Jenkins, Ansible, etc.
• Knowledge of container networking fundamentals and K8s orchestration
• Experience applying machine learning & statistical techniques such as clustering, classification, regression, forecasting, & feature engineering, to real-world problems
• Experience with network management frameworks utilizing SNMP, Netconf, YANG, and RESTful APIs
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Salary range
$180,500.00 - $285,000.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $224,500.00- $336,500.00/ annually
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO Statement

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.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of software development experiences with Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Fluency in modern mainstream languages such as C++, Go, Python
• Excellent knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and development environments, Git, GitOps
• Understanding of 5G NR standards geared towards RAN management and network slicing
• Experience developing SMO/RIC framework including ML based xApps/rApps
• Experience defining and developing RESTful interfaces
• In-dept knowledge of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes (K8s), CaaS, PaaS, with hands on knowledge of containerized application development.
• Experience deployment and managing software applications in private, public, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong deployment, troubleshooting, automation expertise
• Ability to work with distributed remote agile teams and vendors with a high degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to drive interaction with peer engineers, vendors and project managers
• Ability to travel up to 10%

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