Senior Engineering Manager - RAN Applications

Viasat; Telangana; In loco; INR 1.800.000 - 3.600.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ViaSat Inc. seeks an experienced software leader to drive design and development of 5G NTN RAN applications built on the SMO/RIC framework for a LEO ground network.

You will lead DevOps-oriented efforts to integrate, deploy, and manage RAN applications, and support end-to-end integration of NTN orchestration, telemetry, fault, and OAM features across public and private clouds.

Competenze

• Minimum 10–12 years of software development experience with relevant degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2–3 years of people leadership experience leading small R&D teams.
• Strong understanding of 5G NR and O-RAN framework.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools for production-grade software development and testing.

Mansioni

• Oversee design and development of RAN applications on SMO/RIC for 5G NTN LEO ground network.
• Lead DevOps efforts to deploy and manage RAN applications and end-to-end workflows.
• Support end-to-end integration of NTN ground network operational processes.

Conoscenze

Leadership experience

5G NR / O-RAN knowledge

RESTful interfaces

Go

Python

C++

Rust

Linux

Kubernetes

Cloud (GCP)

CI/CD (Argo/Jenkins)

AI-assisted coding

Communication

Willingness to travel

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering / Computer Science or related field

Strumenti

Kubernetes (K8s)

GKE

Argo

Jenkins

Ansible

SNMP/Netconf/YANG

Descrizione del lavoro

About us

At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.

We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.

What you'll do

• Stakeholder in the overall management of 5G NTN RAN solution, own the design and development of RAN applications (on top of SMO/RIC framework) for the 5G LEO ground network based on use cases and requirements from system engineering and other stakeholders
• Lead DevOps oriented engineering efforts to integrate/deploy/manage RAN applications
• Support end to end integration of operational workflows of NTN ground network

The day-to-day

• Participate in system design/development/integration efforts of various NTN orchestration and resource management applications in a modern satellite ground network
• Apply your knowledge of NTN / 5G /O-RAN framework and overcome restrictions imposed by standard interfaces for D2D use cases
• Drive and contribute in the design/development of NTN RAN applications on public cloud
• Integrate orchestration, telemetry, fault, metrics, and other OAM features required to manage RAN applications and overall constellation resources

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
• At least 2-3 years of people leadership experience leading small R&D teams
• Very good understanding of 5G NR standard and O-RAN framework
• Experience using AI assisted coding tools for production grade software development and testing
• Experience defining and developing RESTful interfaces
• Hands on with modern mainstream languages such as Go, Python, Rust and C++
• Excellent knowledge of Linux operating system and development environments, GitOps
• 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 (GCP preferred), 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 manager
• Ability to travel up to 10%

What will help you on the job

• Experience developing RAN resource optimization applications for TN/NTN networks
• Understanding of LEO NTN network and associated RAN challenges
• 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 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

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.