Test Automation Engineer - Government

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Test Automation Engineer to become part of our government division!

In this role, you will be responsible for developing the automation framework for all components of a global SATCOM network!

You will work closely with the engineering and automation teams to automate everything about the software development lifecycle that can be automated.

This includes requirements test coverage and continuous integration.

The successful candidate will have a strong systems understanding, comfort with numerous tools and languages, and advanced debugging/troubleshooting skills.

• 5+ years’ experience with programming/scripting languages
• Ability to comprehend complex system architectures and find creative approaches to automating repetitive tasks and activities
• Familiar with software configuration management tools: Perforce, Git, Artifactory, CVS
• Familiar with several languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Bash, Ruby, etc
• Strong networking knowledge (IP, TCP, UDP, Multicast, MPLS , REST etc.)
• Comfortable with the Linux environment and common tools
• Excellent communication and team skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline
• Travel up to 10%
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a United States Secret Clearance
• Must be able to work out of our Carlsbad office 3 days/week
• SATCOM or Wireless/RF Communication Systems experience
• Familiarity with RF test equipment (ex: spectrum analyzers, signal generators, etc.)
• Agentic AI
• Familiarity with space architectures
• Jenkins, Ansible and Docker familiarity with container orchestration
• Familiar with several test & automation tools: Robot, Jenkins, Gradle, Ant, Maven, Cucumber, Selenium, Webdriver
• Familiar with virtualization tools: docker, vagrant, VMware
• Familiar with Agile and Scrum team practices

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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 .