Key Responsibilities: • Autonomously lead programs and multi-functional teams on complex and high-yield opportunities that span multiple business areas • Overall technical responsibility for customer solution engineer through leadership, agile planning, systems engineering approach, and completion of contract work while identifying and mitigating risks, and collaborating with program customers • Work independently to identify and convey needs of the customer/client to business development, engineering, and program staff • Communicate benefits of new technology and novel integration to the clients • Display proactive and flexible dedication committed to projects, with ability to both delegate to engineering staff as well as dive into details, assisting in areas of weakness • Own the performance measurement and improvement of our customer's experience on the Viasat Government Segment • Contribute as a leader with a point of view with the ability to guide others in resolving complex issues • Implement expert knowledge of collaborative/consultative working and leadership style, relying on common sense and personal competence for persuasion and consensus building • Work with business area management to assess market and product offerings and opportunities • Represent the overall engineering perspective on the business areas ability to meet cost and schedule market requirements • Steer technical feasibility decisions regarding new products/projects. In-depth knowledge of US Special Operations Command systems, acquisition cycle, and technical roadmaps MS in Engineering (EE, CE, CS) SD-WAN/SD-LAN experience with focus on network function virtualization (NFV), network slicing, and network orchestration Cisco Certified Network Associate, CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge/experience Experience with complex government mission systems and service acquisition Knowledge of low-level OS and CPU features such as multi-threading, virtualization, synchronization, and memory management on Linux or Linux-like Operating Systems Prior experience working with container technology such as Docker/Kubernetes Background working with cloud platforms including Amazon, Openstack, Microsoft's Azure, and Google Cloud Platform Familiarity with encryption products/processes/architectures Knowledge/experience of commercial and military satellite communications systems and programs.