Telesat
satellite operator
SeniorSoftwareDeveloperinTest
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“Senior Software Developer in Test at Telesat. Skills: Java, Python, Kubernetes, Test Automation. Ensure quality and reliability of System Model codebase. Ensure quality and reliability of microservice ecosystem”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, 5-9 years of relevant experience in software development and testing, Experience in Python and/or Java programming language, Experience with one or more of the following technologies: gRPC, REST, Message Queues, Databases, SQL, Azure, etc., Experience working with multiple test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium Web Driver, Katalon, Watir, Cucumber and others, Extensive experience with GitLab for version control and CI/CD processes and Git Runners for test automation, Solid understanding of Linux environments and command-line tools, Experience with Linux clusters and cluster job managers, Experience with agile development
Nice to Have
Matlab language and programming platform is considered an asset
What You'll Do.
Ensure quality and reliability of System Model codebase
Ensure quality and reliability of microservice ecosystem
Write software tools and scripts
Leverage existing test frameworks and tools
Perform integration tests
Perform performance tests
Validate functional requirements
Validate non-functional requirements
Integrate tools and frameworks into development process
Contribute to continuous development pipelines
Contribute to continuous deployment pipelines
Develop Java services
Maintain Java services
Implement asynchronous workflows
Implement event processing
Package microservices
Operate microservices
Contribute to service decomposition
Contribute to domain boundaries
Contribute to API design
Design service-to-service communication
Implement service-to-service communication
Support protocol-agnostic ingress
Optimize networking concerns
Contribute to multi-region resiliency design
Embed production readiness into services
Participate in readiness drills
Improve readiness drills
Design for resilience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Contribute to service decomposition, domain boundaries, and API design
Full Job Description
## Description 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 Our Software Development team architects, develops, tests and maintains the Telesat Lightspeed System Model, a state-of-the-art suite of engineering software tools running on high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure for the modeling of resource allocation and end-to-end communication system performance analysis of the Telesat Lightspeed satellite constellation. As a Software Developer in Test, you will ensure the quality and reliability of the System Model codebase, as well as the microservice ecosystem supporting it, through effective and automated software testing. The Senior Software Developer in Test will be responsible for writing software tools and scripts in addition to leveraging existing test frameworks and tools to perform integration, system, performance, and other tests to validate the functional and non-functional requirements of the product. They will also
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