Senior Principal Software Engineer Job Listing at Intelsat in McLean, VA (Job ID 41920)

Description

Your impact 

As part of the Software Engineering team, the candidate's primary role will be to lead development of Intelsat's Next Generation business and operation support ecosystem using solid knowledge in software design, development, and enterprise architecture.

We are looking for a proactive engineer who is comfortable working in ambiguous spaces and leading diverse teams to outcomes that are aligned to both business and IT imperatives. This role also requires significant interaction with business and technical stakeholders. Therefore, candidates must exhibit outstanding communication and influencing skills as well as a tenacity for overcoming hurdles and impediments. The ideal candidate will have a balanced skill set of deep expertise in digital technologies along with great soft skills/competencies.

What you will do

• Work as a lead developer on a team developing complex distributed system using technologies such as Java, and Kafka.
• Partner with stakeholders, both leadership and subject matter experts, to build a holistic view of the organization's strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets. Position yourself as a trusted advisor.
• Align IT and business plans while producing architecture artifacts including but not limited to roadmaps, standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Partner with external clients if necessary to understand their business needs and ensure the architecture meets the IT need of each business or client.
• Develop solutions to problems by exercising judgment and discretion. Determine dependencies, identify, and assign specific resources in agreement with the management, and communicate expectation to team members. Track progresses against release schedule and in collaboration with the project management
• Articulate architectural differences between solution methods and the challenges and approaches to integrating solutions built on different platforms including a working knowledge of different architectural frameworks that may be used by our legacy systems.
• Proactively seek to understand major IT and industry trends and apply them to IT solutions, new initiatives, and capability roadmaps

Your required experience/skills

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10+ years of the professional software development experience. 
• Demonstrate experience in the Telecom domain, with a deep understanding of industry-specific challenges and requirements.
• 5+ years of experience in leading teams developing complex distributed software applications.
• 8+ years of experience in designing and architecting of systems to scale.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience developing complex distributed systems using Java, Oracle or similar, Redis or similar and Kafka preferably in telecom sector. 
• 5+ years of experience in integrating systems leveraging REST APIs and Kafka. 
• 3+ years of experience in deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes. 
• Experience with Telecom OSS / BSS architecture and workflows.
• Experience working in an agile environment with scrum methodology.
• Full understanding of standards for all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• Willingness to question the validity, accuracy of design and assumptions.
• Ability to explain complicated or technical information in a simple way to non-technical or executive audiences.
• This role is subject to ITAR/EAR; candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee).

Your success in this role will look like:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with peers and executive leadership.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving and management skills, including facilitating change, driving operational excellence, and striving for continuous improvement in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Creativity, professionalism, proactiveness and an interest in new technologies.

It would be nice if you had:

• Experience with developing applications in Satellite Communications and/or Telecommunications technology. 
• Strong ability to define alternatives, make appropriate recommendations and provide strategies for the resolution of issues at the platform, tool/utility and software levels.

How we support you: 

• Hybrid work environment offering up to two days per week work from home (for eligible positions)
• Development opportunities supporting professional growth championed by our dedicated Learning & Development team. 20-25% of our positions are hired internally!
• Ways to get involved: satellite launch parties, company connect events, charitable activities, team social events, recognition programs, and employee resource groups.
• Wide range of benefits and perks to help you stay healthy, happy, and productive. These include paid leave programs, medical, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits, employee wellness offerings, and more! 

These benefits are designed to support your overall well-being and help you succeed in your role.

Our D&I Commitment

We're committed to fostering a culture and environment of diversity, inclusion and respect – a place where everyone can show up fully as themselves and do their best work every day. We're a technology leader committed to advancing diverse, inclusive teams – where belonging is rooted in our culture. Intelsat has an established Diversity & Inclusion Council and Employee Resource Groups. Intelsat is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

While it is important to note that meeting the minimum qualifications is a fundamental requirement for consideration, if you are enthusiastic about this role and are unsure how well your experience aligns with these requirements, we encourage you to apply. Our recruitment team will assess your application and determine if your skills and qualifications meet the essential criteria for this role or whether there might be another role within our organization that is a better match.

Other Job Info:

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.