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On May 31, 2023, Viasat completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, combining the teams, technologies and resources of the two companies to create a new global communications partner.

About Viasat

Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. With offices in 24 countries around the world, our mission shapes how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate and connect. Viasat is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, reliable, secure, affordable, fast connections to positively impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea, while building a sustainable future in space.

Chief Operations Office

The Chief Operations Office (COO) plays a vital role managing the services that keep our business running and delivering to our customers. COO consists of 9 functions including: Satellite Operations, Network Operations, Service Assurance, Service Delivery Aviation and Customer Assurance, Service Delivery and Supply Chain, Project Management Office, Global Cyber Security and Group IT

Primary role purpose:

We use data in every part of our business to innovate and lead the market. We have one of the most sophisticated mobile satellite networks and it generates huge data volumes every single day. Key to our strategy is our data platform which is designed and built by a small team of Agile Data Engineers. This role will solve business problems by building data driven products on the data platform.

You will be self-organising, passionate about coding and developing data driven products, iterate quickly and not be afraid to try new things. You want to evolve the tech stack and really drive forward the organisations maturity. You will have a deep interest in data, cloud and automation. You want the chance to really shape things and make a big difference to the team and the organisation.

Attitude is as important as experience, the ideal candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm, passion, commitment and a real desire to move upwards and develop their career at Inmarsat. In return we will provide a structured development plan and room to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement data pipelines to ingest, transform and present data
• Work with other software engineers, data analysts, data scientists, and decision-makers, such as product owners, to build solutions and generate insights
• Development of data driven products
• Development of the data platform including support and monitoring
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies that will support the team in delivering quality solutions
• Work in cross-functional agile teams with an end-to-end responsibility for product development

Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree in a related Data Science or Computer Science related discipline
• Strong hand on experience with SQL queries
• Experience coding scripts using Python as well as Unix shell scripting
• Experience developing on cloud-based technology stacks
• Experience working in an agile team

Desirable Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge or experience with Google Cloud Platform data products
• Experience building and orchestrating pipelines in DBT
• Source code control tools such as Git
• Experience with end user data and visualisation tools such as Tableau and Alteryx

You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

Our culture and ways of working

Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to behaviours that support our values, which create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.

• Customer – we provide a unique value to our customers
• Accountability – we take ownership, we deliver results, and we keep our promises
• Respect – we collaborate, we embrace and celebrate diversity and we value difference
• Excellence – we create bold solutions for our customers and put quality at the heart of everything we do

We also value and encourage a healthy work-life balance, so we offer flexible working wherever possible. Depending on the operational requirements of your job and your team, we can offer compressed hours (nine-day fortnight), hybrid office-remote working, and flexibility during your working day to take care of personal commitments.

Diversity

At Inmarsat we want the best people for the job, and we warmly welcome applications from you if you’re suitably qualified and eligible, regardless of your sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, gender identity, neurodiverse qualities, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity status.

Inmarsat is signed up to the Halo Hair Code, which aims to protect employees who come to work with natural hair and protective hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities.

To give you the best experience possible during your application process and interview, we can make adjustments. For example, if you’re visually impaired we’ll happily meet you locally and help you find your way to our office, or if you have neurodiverse qualities, we can provide you with additional support to help you prepare for your interview. Please let our Resourcing Team know if there are any ways in which we can support you.