Senior Satcom/network Engineer

Engineering · Full-time · Toulouse, France

Job description

Office : Toulouse

Start date : ASAP

CYSEC is a European cybersecurity company, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland with offices in France, providing innovative software products to protect critical infrastructures on ground and in space. Founded in 2018 by experienced cybersecurity experts, CYSEC is now counting more than 30 employees. 

CYSEC brings 360° security in one click for container-based workloads and platforms through its ARCA trusted OS software and offers end-to-end protection of satellite operations through its product ARCA SATLINK, as well as secure satellite communications without reducing the performance with ARCA SATCOM.

CYSEC is also the proud organizer of CYSAT, the biggest European event dedicated to cybersecurity in the space industry, gathering more than 750 professionals.  

Find out more at: www.cysec.com.

Job Description

To strengthen the engineering and innovation teams and to support the growth of the company, we are looking for a Senior Satcom/Network Engineer based in Toulouse to contribute to CYSEC’s effort in driving cybersecurity innovation for satellite communication.

As a Senior Satcom/Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and maintenance of our newest product, ARCA SATCOM, CYSEC’s secure Performance Enhancing Proxy with built-in-encryption and authentication. It implements hardware &  TLS-based cryptography while doubling the link throughput compared to a standard VPN. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to our VP Engineering and in close collaboration with the different CYSEC teams, particularly the Innovation team, your main missions will be: 

  • Lead the design and development of the existing ARCA SATCOM solution as part of our Engineering team.

  • Understand the business requirements and translate them into a reliable and resilient solution.

  • Interact with Product & Innovation teams in terms of software architecture decisions.

  • Lead the testing procedures; from elaborating the test plans, writing and executing the tests to evaluating the results.

  • Participate in the product release process and customer support.

  • Maintain the highest level of code quality standards and help improve the company's best practices.

  • Work within an agile working environment to build and deliver our solution.

Qualifications

You are a senior satcom/network engineer looking to boost your career in a fast-paced, innovation-driven company with a highly skilled, young and dynamic team. You are hands-on, curious and eager to learn, and you enjoy taking on new challenges on a daily basis.

You are independent, and you take ownership for your work. You are comfortable evolving in a stimulating startup environment and you enjoy working in cross-functional teams. You pay attention to details and are dedicated to the completion of your projects.

  • Education: Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in Telecom, Computer Science, Network or a related field.

  • Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in satellite communication systems, Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEP), network design, and software development for routers and satellite modems.

  • Satellite Communication Expertise: Strong understanding of satellite communication principles, protocols, standards and system architectures, such as TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC and DVB-S2, with experience in both GEO and LEO constellations.

  • Network Design: Proficiency in designing network topologies, including routing protocols, network resilience, and fault tolerance mechanisms.

  • Software Development: Extensive experience in software development using programming languages such as C/C++, Go, or Rust, with a focus on embedded systems and network management software.

  • Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex systems.

  • Team Collaboration: Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

  • Documentation and Reporting: Proficient in preparing technical documentation, system specifications, and progress reports.

  • Agile: Experience working in an agile working environment is preferred.

  • Language: Fluent in English, French and other languages are a plus.

Join our dynamic team and contribute to the design and development of cutting-edge software solutions that leverage cloud computing, orchestration, security, and trusted execution environments. Apply now and become an integral part of our innovative organization.