Senior System Developer

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com

As our Senior System Developer for CNMS, you will be responsible for ensuring the seamless operation of LEO Lightspeed networks by leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Network Management System across various segments of the LEO Lightspeed systems. You will take ownership of complex technical challenges, driving them to successful resolution through expert analysis, collaboration, and innovative problem-solving. Within our Agile SAFe framework, you will play a key role in the scrum team, actively contributing to the release train and ensuring the timely delivery of robust, scalable, and high-quality EMS solutions.

Your role will be instrumental in optimizing network performance, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring a seamless customer experience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design develop and test NMS software, support planning and architecture, and contribute to the delivery plan.
• Provide effort estimates and identify dependencies. Produce high-quality software following the Lightspeed Systems Development processes and best practices.
• Contribute to the design and analysis of network management applications for managing Lightspeed network elements.
• Drive vendor collaboration to evaluate and integrate network management solutions aligned with industry standards and emerging technologies.
• Oversee technical documentation to ensure high architectural integrity and development quality.
• Maintain comprehensive CNMS documentation to support transparency, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain YANG modules for modular resource, service and fault management.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex implementation and network issues through cross-functional coordination and root cause analysis.
• Design and maintain automated test suites to support CNMS validation
• Define and enforce network security standards to ensure system integrity and policy compliance.
• Contribute to system-level modeling, including interface definitions and CONOPS for Lightspeed.
• Collaborate across engineering and operations teams to ensure seamless CNMS integration.
  
  

Education and Experience Required:

• 6-15 years of experience in a technical design and development role.
• Proficient in Layer 2/3 protocols, gRPC/gNMI/gNOI, HTTP/2, mTLS
• API proxy and mediation implementation experience
• API driven automation and multi-vendor integration and orchestration experience
• Programming skills in modern Python 3.x, Go and BDD test frameworks
• Experience in developing software container hosted in Linux environment
• Working knowledge of protobuf, Yang, NMTS XML, YAML, JSON encoding, and template language (e.g. Jinja2)
• Strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills
• Experience with NMS tools like Netcracker Digital OSS, ONAP, Ciena Blue Planet, Amdocs
  
  

Knowledge in Protocols and Standards:

• IP, MPLS, SR-MPLS
• Ethernet, VLAN
• MEF and TMF Standards
  
  

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid workplace model with four days per week in the office.
• Occasional travel is anticipated
• The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP)
  
  

At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.