Job Description
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
The Customer Engineer helps automate the administration and monitoring of a network system; conducts tests for redundancy, resilience, and failover to ensure up-time standards are met. Operates company's complex high traffic, business critical site communications and/or network-based (cloud) product systems. Responsible for system performance; supports/troubleshoots network and VSAT issues and coordinates installation of such items as routers and switches with field personnel. Conducts tests of network redundancy, resilience, and failover of network elements to ensure up-time standards are fully achieved. May be required to provide on-call service coverage with other department employees. Manages and maintains optimum platform infrastructure performance, reliability, and security using continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools, processes, and designs. Implements services to automate monitoring activities and provide critical information to facilitate response and resolution of performance issues and incidents. Deploys standardized and scalable software tools to ensure that systems operate without interruption at optimum performance. Troubleshoots and analyzes service disruptions to determine the root cause of issues and develop solutions for improved reliability.
The day-to-day
Troubleshoot and analyse escalations from the Customer Support Center (CSC)
Assist with and/or travel to data centers, teleports
Work with customers on troubleshooting issues and ensure prompt communications are reaching the customer.
What you'll need
Some travel may be required at times
Ability to reproduce and test issues in a lab environment when possible
Ability to work directly with customers to resolve issues
Ability to recognize and prioritize urgent issues
Ability to work in a global environment supporting and collaborating with team members
What will help you on the job
VSAT and RF technology, Idirect/SCPC/Newtec
Networking experience preferred
GEO/MEO/LEO knowledge
Intellian/Seatel/Kymeta antenna systems
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.
