DevOps Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value due to competitive salary, the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a reputable company, and potential for career advancement.
- Salary: $111,500 - $176,500 per year
- Engage with innovative satellite communication technology
- Strong collaboration with engineering teams
- Requires significant technical expertise and onsite presence
Pros
- Attractive salary range ($111,500 - $176,500 annually)
- Opportunities to work with advanced cloud-native technologies in satellite communications
- Collaborative environment with diverse teams enhancing learning and development
Cons
- Job demands may lead to challenging work-life balance
- Strong expertise required (3+ years in specific technical areas)
- Onsite requirement limits remote working flexibility
Who it's for
Mid-level to Senior • Onsite with a collaborative team
Good fit
- DevOps engineers with 3+ years of experience
- Candidates with a strong interest in automation and cloud technologies
- Individuals looking for impactful technology roles
Not recommended for
- New graduates or inexperienced candidates
- Employees seeking solely remote opportunities
- Specialists without a broad development operations background
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
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.
What you'll do
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team! In this position you will be working with novel technology to develop and support a cloud native global satellite communication network. You will be working in an engineering team consisting of software, development operations, and systems engineers. You will be collaborating with software development and network engineering teams in analyzing, automating, and deploying software, operating system, and security updates to a large-scale satellite communications system. You will be responsible for software bug and security vulnerability life-cycle tracking as well as system configuration management, and deployment automation. Your work will include development and maintenance of automated software test, build and deployment processes including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) of new software builds into both lab and cloud environments.
The day-to-day
- Building, deploying, and testing Helm Charts, ArgoCD applications, and/or Terraform configurations files.
- Development of procedures, scripts, and playbooks to automate the update of company software and cots application packages.
- Building software packages and deploying / testing them in containerized environments.
- Deploying automation for Linux operating system updates and patches.
- Deployment and Maintenance of AWS Infrastructure.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field.
- 3+ years work experience in systems engineering, software engineering, or development operations.
- 3+ years of work experience using, testing, and developing high-level scripts preferably with python and/or bash languages.
- Experience working with deployment automation and configuration management tools such Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Terraform.
- Good working knowledge of software build process and automation principles.
- Familiarity with software development tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, Make etc.
- Good working knowledge of Linux operating systems and being able to Administer a Unix/Linux servers.
- Working knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol and networking stack.
What will help you on the job
- 3+ years’ work experience working with software development, test automation, and/or CI/CD tools such as Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, ArgoCD, Make etc.
- Some experience with virtualization technologies such as ESXI, OpenStack etc.
- Work experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift, etc.
- Some experience using and/or administrating SQL database systems.
Salary range
$111,500.00 - $176,500.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $139,000.00- $208,000.00/ annually
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO Statement
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.
