About us
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
The Director of Data Engineering serves as a strategic and technical lead for Viasat’s data platforms and products, driving architecture, roadmaps, and integration efforts across global entities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with various business leads to craft the enterprise data landscape and lead a distributed team. Acting as a senior advisor, this position also cultivates alignment across multiple data communities while ensuring governance, scalability, and innovation in infrastructure and analytics solutions. In addition, this role supports the UK integration initiative and may occasionally provide hands-on engineering support as needed.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU ON THE JOB

• Ability to align data strategy with business processes behind enterprise SaaS systems, including establishing clear data contracts with project managers and product owners across source systems
• Deep understanding of data mesh architecture tradeoffs, with the ability to guide teams on where centralized vs. decentralized data ownership makes the most sense
• Strength in customer management, especially in federated environments where business units own their own GCP projects, requiring careful coordination and governance
  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.

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