Senior Cloud Network Engineer

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 55 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 and Government 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 Satellite fleet consists of 12 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

The Cloud Network Engineer will assist with the planning, building and operation of Cloud-based infrastructure. They will bridge gaps between on-premises networks and Cloud-based networks, extending the Cloud-networking into the Data Centre infrastructure. The candidate will be required to develop extensive automation to assist other operational teams.

Candidates must live in the Ottawa area or be willing to relocate to Ottawa. Relocation assistance will be provided to those who qualify.

Candidates must be willing to be onsite in office four (4) days per week

Main Responsibilities

Support network requirements for all Cloud operations across Telesat including connectivity and integration to various Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) vendors. These integrations may include: Gitlab, Jama, Jira, Confluence, Workday, Salesforce. 

Regularly evaluate cloud applications, designs, and best practices. 

Recommending, planning, implementing, and maintaining Azure networking solutions including hybrid networking, connectivity, routing, security and private access to Azure services. 

Deploy networking solutions using the Azure Portal and other methods including PowerShell, Terraform, Azure CLI and Azure ARM templates. 

Collaborate with solutions architects, application developers, cloud administrators, cybersecurity and DevOps engineers to deliver Azure solutions. 

Monitor network performance, availability and security, and audit existing network designs. 

Manage and apply security best practices to the cloud environment. 

Deploy and maintain Cloud, WAN, LAN, Wireless, Voice and Video solutions and networks including servers, routers, switches, gateways and related hardware. 

Communicate and coordinate network maintenance, operational status, and downtime to users and Management as per established change management process and procedures. 

Development of metrics and monitoring to assist with SRE (Support) and Operations functions. 

Education & Experience Required

Experience in Kubernetes network environments is required. 

Experience with Azure Hub and Spoke technologies and VNETs

Experience with Azure - native virtual firewalls, virtual Fortigate firewalls, and virtual Palo Alto firewalls

Must have extensive network experience in Azure administration and experience in hybrid connections, and network security. 

At least 5 years' experience in the implementation and operation of enterprise networking and data Centre environments including switches, load balancers and firewalls. 

At least 3 years of relevant industry experience with the deployment, management and automation of Cloud-based networking. 

Bachelor's degree in technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience. 

In addition to extensive Azure experience, additional experience troubleshooting other Cloud network environments such as AWS, and GCP would be considered an asset. 

Specialized Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Experience with building and running large scale, high-available and fault-tolerant network infrastructure. 

Strong understanding and hands on experience in the administration of Linux. 

Experience leveraging scripts to build infrastructure (i.e. Bash, Python, Terraform). 

Detailed knowledge of network appliances (both hardware and virtual) including Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Azure native firewalls and load balancers. 

Familiarity with SRE concepts considered an asset. 

Decision Making & Supervision

In this role, the incumbent will have some influence on the use and standardization within the Corporate and Cloud environments. 

The incumbent will rely on their experience to make decisions on installation, customization and tuning of environments and services. 

This role has no direct reports, but will work and interact with multi-disciplinary engineering and IT teams. 

The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP)

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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.