Mission Control Infrastructure Manager

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Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. 

Maxar Intelligence is currently seeking a Mission Control Infrastructure (MCI) Manager within our Maxar Intelligence business unit.  The MCI group is responsible for the build, support, and security of our mission control infrastructure used to operate our constellation of low earth orbit observation satellites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of 8-10 DevOps and Cyber Security Engineers.
• Assist the team with technology selection and adoption consistent with the enterprise architecture and the operational and security needs of the business.
• Partner with Maxar’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) group to ensure the Mission Control infrastructure is consistent with Maxar’s overall security needs.
• Work with the team’s dedicated Scrum Master and Product Owner to ensure the team is planning and executing its projects in a way consistent with the business’s needs.
• Assist and guide your team members on project and learning activities that help expand their skills and knowledge commensurate with the evolving technology adoption of the business.
• Assist with long-range work force planning, ensuring that the team has the capacity and skills needed to support the roadmap of upcoming projects.

Minimum requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain U.S. Government security clearance.
• Previous experience in one or more of cyber security, DevOps, or systems administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related major, such as computer science, electronic engineering, or computer engineering. Additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a team manager or demonstrated ability to be ready to make the transition from senior technical lead to team leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• US Government TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with both data center and cloud-based computing
• Experience with agile development practices

Life with Us:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution

to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule

• Career growth opportunities

• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

• Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

• Student loan repayment

• Generous time off

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates

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$124,000.00 - $262,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.