Senior Engineer, Technical Operations 1

Senior Engineer, Technical Operations Your role in helping us shape the future: As a  Sr. Engineer, Technical Operations,  you will be an initial point of contact for software deployments, production issues (Software) related to SES Infight’s core services such as In-Flight Connectivity (IFC)/In-Flight Entertainment (IFE)/IPTV on retrofit and next generation Onboard Experience (OX) architectures and Satellite network performance. You will have desire to gain thorough technical knowledge on end-to-end system for providing quick analysis and driving resolution on production issues. In addition, you will be creating various dashboards and status reports for executives and end customers. You will be expected to build strong system/network level technical knowledge and use critical thinking to resolve issues faster. Additional responsibilities include but not limited to engage in PI (Agile teams) to understand the roadmap of upcoming features and services, lead the strategic oversight of platform and network performance, ensuring optimal performance, high reliability, and exceptional end-user experience, lab setup for reproducing field issues and writing automation scripts for generating reports.  Are you up to the challenge? Desire to learn and champion new technologies and overall end-to-end system Develop a strong background in SES Infight’s technology platforms (ESA, KU, 2KU, ATG, ATG4 and autonomous IFE/IPTV) as well as third party technologies Understanding complex systems and able to diagnose and isolate the failures to a product/component level Deploying software to aircraft and monitor deployment performance Generate reports by fleet, technology, or airlines to assess the defect impact Triage software defect via strong analysis techniques (log/data analysis, defect tracking, etc.).  Determine and document initial root cause, impact, severity, and frequency of failures Drive Internal Review Board (IRB) meetings with cross functional teams to agree and provide visibility on initial failure and impact Enforce and drive continuous improvements on Software Production Incidents process Participate in corrective action reports and root cause analysis exercises (e.g., fish bone, 8D, 5 Why’s, etc.) Generate test plans for reproducing field issues in lab environment Create reports for complex/critical production issues for senior management Define, develop and improve production diagnostics tools and defect analysis tools for quick turn around Support returned box analysis from production Support the field operation team by troubleshooting/triaging SW issues by following the defect management process (SPI/IRB), while being a strong voice for process adherence. Lead the resolution of network performance issues through strategic coordination across internal teams and provide expert technical support for airline performance and customer escalations to SES’s customer-facing teams. Independently…