About this Senior Manager, System Operations Software role at Telesat
Telesat · Onsite · Bethesda, MD
The Senior Manager, System Operations Software is responsible for leading the strategy, development, delivery, and continuous evolution of software platforms supporting the Control Plane, Management Plane, and Operational Data Platform (ODP) domains. The role provides leadership to architects, technical leads, and software development teams while driving engineering excellence and AI-enabled software development practices across SysOps.
This position requires developing and continuously improving software products, development processes, delivery processes, and engineering strategy. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and operationally effective software solutions while ensuring alignment with business objectives, architecture roadmaps, and operational requirements.
The role is expected to play a key leadership role in advancing SysOps’ transition toward AI-driven software development, modern engineering practices, and highly automated operational platforms.
This position requires developing and continuously improving software products, development processes, delivery processes, and engineering strategy. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and operationally effective software solutions while ensuring alignment with business objectives, architecture roadmaps, and operational requirements.
The role is expected to play a key leadership role in advancing SysOps’ transition toward AI-driven software development, modern engineering practices, and highly automated operational platforms.
Resource is expected to work onsite five days weekly.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain a high-performing engineering organization focused on innovation, accountability, quality, and execution.
Establish effective governance for feature development, architecture reviews, code quality, testing, and release management.
Establish standards, processes, and governance for AI-assisted development.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
This role is instrumental in advancing the organization's software strategy across the Control Plane, Management Plane, and Operational Data Platform domains. The Senior Manager will lead the transformation toward AI-enabled software development, improve engineering effectiveness, and ensure delivery of scalable, operationally focused software platforms that support the long-term evolution of SysOps capabilities.
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