SysOps Software Architect

Telesat; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesat is seeking an ESCP-P SysOps Software Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction of System Operations software for the ESCP-P program. You will translate requirements into scalable software solutions and drive reuse of Lightspeed capabilities where possible.

The role demands experience in large-scale, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and strong collaboration with cyber, network, and systems engineering teams to ensure mission readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale, distributed operational systems.
• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and data integration.
• Experience with cloud-native apps, containers, and observability.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain end-to-end SysOps software architecture for ESCP-P.
• Translate requirements into software architecture, interfaces, services, and deployment needs.
• Identify reusable Lightspeed capabilities and ESCP-P enhancements.
• Establish architectural principles, design patterns, and standards.
• Lead architecture reviews and document key decisions, risks and dependencies.
• Ensure alignment with Lightspeed system architecture and traceability to requirements.
• Define capabilities for provisioning, configuring, monitoring, and supporting services.
• Develop cross-application architecture for operational workflows and service management.
• Define integrations across SysOps platforms and operational systems.
• Ensure visibility into status, performance, alarms, logs, and customer-impacting conditions.
• Support automation for dependable military operations.

Skills

End-to-end systems thinking

Software and solution architecture

Technical leadership

Requirements interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

REST/OpenAPI

NETCONF/YANG

Cloud-native architectures

Job description

The ESCP-P SysOps Software Architect will lead the architecture and technical direction of System Operations software capabilities required to support the ESCP-P program. The architect will translate program, DND, operational, security, and system requirements into scalable SysOps software solutions. The role will ensure that existing Lightspeed capabilities are reused where appropriate while identifying and defining program-specific enhancements required for ESCP-P.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture and Technical Leadership

• Define and maintain the end-to-end SysOps software architecture for the ESCP-P program.
• Translate ESCP-P operational concepts and system requirements into software architecture, interfaces, services, workflows, and deployment requirements.
• Identify which existing Lightspeed SysOps capabilities can be reused and where ESCP-P-specific functionality is required.
• Establish architectural principles, design patterns, and technical standards across participating SysOps applications.
• Lead architecture reviews and document key technical decisions, assumptions, dependencies, and risks.
• Ensure alignment between the ESCP-P solution and the broader Lightspeed system architecture.

SysOps Solution Definition

• Define the SysOps capabilities needed to provision, configure, monitor, control, and support Mil-Ka services.
• Develop application-level and cross-application architecture covering operational workflows, service management, fault management, performance monitoring, reporting, and system administration.
• Define the required enhancements and integrations across relevant SysOps platforms and other operational systems.
• Ensure that operational tools provide appropriate visibility into service status, network performance, alarms, events, logs, and customer-impacting conditions.
• Support the definition of automation required for dependable and efficient military service operations.

Interfaces and Integration

• Define and govern APIs, data models, messaging interfaces, and integration patterns between SysOps and adjacent systems.
• Coordinate integration architecture with BSS, user terminal, network engineering, cybersecurity, Network Operations, Satellite Operations, and Systems Engineering teams.
• Ensure traceability from ESCP-P requirements to architectural components, interfaces, and planned software deliveries.
• Identify integration dependencies and risks early and establish practical mitigation plans.
• Support integration, system test, and operational-readiness activities.

Security and Mission Assurance

• Incorporate security-by-design principles into the ESCP-P SysOps software architecture.
• Work with cybersecurity and program stakeholders to translate DND security requirements into application, interface, identity, access-control, audit, logging, and monitoring capabilities.
• Define architectural requirements for system resilience, availability, recoverability, redundancy, and continuity of operations.
• Support security assessments, design reviews, accreditation activities, and remediation planning.
• Ensure that sensitive operational and customer information is handled in accordance with applicable program and organizational requirements.

Deployment and Operational Readiness

• Define deployment architecture for applicable cloud, on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments.
• Establish architectural requirements for containerization, Kubernetes, configuration management, CI/CD, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, Network Operations, and support teams to ensure that the solution is deployable, supportable, and maintainable.
• Define production monitoring, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and support requirements.
• Support capacity planning, performance engineering, release planning, and production-readiness reviews.

Program Delivery and Governance

• Support CONOPS development, requirements analysis, architecture documentation, program planning, and technical baselining.
• Participate in PI planning, milestone planning, design reviews, CDRs, customer reviews, and technical working groups.
• Provide architecture input to scope, estimates, sequencing, staffing, and delivery commitments.
• Present architecture status, decisions, risks, and recommendations to technical and program leadership.
• Mentor technical leads and developers and provide guidance throughout design, implementation, integration, verification, and deployment.
• Promote consistency and reuse across ESCP-P and the broader Lightspeed SysOps portfolio.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in software or systems engineering, including significant experience in software or solution architecture.
• Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale, distributed, mission-critical operational systems.
• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, data integration, and distributed-system design.
• Experience with cloud-native applications, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.Experience defining highly available, resilient, secure, and supportable production architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to translate system and operational requirements into implementable software architectures.
• Experience supporting architecture reviews, system integration, verification, deployment, and operational readiness.
• Strong technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead technical decisions across multiple engineering and operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with satellite communications, telecommunications, defense systems, government programs, or other mission-critical environments.
• Knowledge of Military Ka-band or satellite network operations.
• Experience with OSS/BSS platforms, network management systems, service orchestration, provisioning, assurance, and operational data platforms.Familiarity with REST/OpenAPI, NETCONF/YANG, message brokers, telemetry, and modern systems-integration patterns.
• Experience working with military or government security requirements and formal accreditation processes.
• Experience with geographically distributed teams and external delivery partners.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability, CONOPS development, CDR processes, and system-level verification.

Key Competencies

• End-to-end systems thinking
• Software and solution architecture
• Technical leadership and decision-making
• Requirements interpretation and traceability
• Mission-critical system design
• Security and resilience by design
• Integration and interface governance
• Stakeholder and customer communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Clear technical documentation