Cyber Security Systems Architect (m/f)

This critical role focuses on the advanced systems architecture for the strategic Lightspeed product being developed by Telesat. The architecture covers all components of the Lightspeed solution including satellites, terminals, networking, and ground systems.

Design and evolve the Telesat Lightspeed constellation architecture, enabling dynamic service orchestration, configuration management, telemetry, and lifecycle automation across distributed systems.

Ensure architectural alignment with business and operational goals, including fault tolerance, observability, and maintainability.

Provide architectural oversight during Agile Release Product Increment planning, sprint execution, and release readiness, ensuring technical consistency and strategic alignment.

Prioritize development efforts based on business value, technical feasibility, and strategic alignment.

Lead the development and governance of the system architecture for Telesat Lightspeed, including hardware, embedded software, cloud-native services, network orchestration, and edge computing.

Define and maintain architectural standards, ensuring alignment with business goals, security, and performance requirements.

Work closely with respective domain architects responsible for delivering hardware and software components and ensure seamless integration into the overall system architecture.

Oversee technical evaluations, interface definitions, and integration strategies for third-party solutions.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

• 12+ years of experience in software development and systems architecture.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, networking and communication protocols, network management operations, and satellite domains.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and the Capella toolset would be an asset.
• Familiarity with Cybersecurity paradigms.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence would be an asset.

The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP).

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.