Release and QA Manager
Posted 4 days 17 hours ago by Viasat
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
You will work in a global multi-functional development team, and interact with your peers within Platform Engineering to create the best possible service in a collaborative environment.
The successful candidate is required to work on key Inmarsat Edge and shore-side (AWS and Hybrid Cloud) solutions. It is required to be familiar with end-to-end networking, software and communication hardware.
The role will require co-ordination with a wide range of other project teams both within and external to Viasat.
The candidate is responsible for handling the software releases across Edge and Shore for our Maritime Products.
The candidate is responsible for defining and driving test campaigns on an end-to-end system level, with the objective to deliver fit for purpose products and services to key partners. Quality Assurance for the Platform Engineering team includes approval of terminals, firmware and software to be used with Inmarsat's maritime products, regression tests, troubleshooting and defect triage, build technical documentation and ensure handover of knowledge to key collaborators.
The day-to-day
- Handle the releases of all software related to Maritime products on Edge and into AWS and Hybrid Cloud
- Contribute to the definition and execution of end-to-end validation of new Inmarsat services
- Participate in end-to-end troubleshooting activities across the full product life-cycle.
- Participate to the evolution of the different test platforms, to match growing need in terms of test coverage and test time.
- Drive test coverage and evolve test strategy to incorporate new tooling and increased automated test coverage
What you'll need
- Strong working experience with end-to-end validation and troubleshooting of telecommunication systems, including networking, software and edge hardware
- Strong working experience with test plan definition, test tools and technical documentation
- Knowledge about various scripting technologies
- Knowledge about Linux, KVM, virtualization environment in general
- Knowledge about software development and engineering techniques
- Knowledge about automated tests environments
- Comfortable working in an agile development environment
- Strong problem solver with clearly communicating ideas
What will help you on the job
- Python
- AWS
- Jenkins, CircleCI
- Writing automated tests in Gherkin
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 .