Viasat
About the Company
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone, and everything can be connected.
For more than 30 years, Viasat innovations have helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries around the world communicate — bringing connectivity when, where, and how it’s needed most.
Viasat focuses on the connections that matter as we deliver bold results for our customers, partners, and shareholders worldwide. We provide internet to communities and families in places around the world where cable or fiber isn’t available so they can learn, laugh, and live just like everyone else. We deliver secure, resilient connectivity services and solutions to our military and allies that give them the information dominance they need to bring warfighters home safely. We ensure people on-the-go have access to the same quality of internet in the air or at sea as they have at home. And we give businesses of all sizes the freedom to keep their people, places, and things secure and connected — wherever opportunity takes them.
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- Company Name
- Viasat
- Job Title
- Cybersecurity Engineer
- Job Description
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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
Specializes in the development, deployment and execution of controls and defenses to ensure the security, compliance and risk mitigation of the firm's technology infrastructure/data assets and effectively respond to incidents or breaches of information security operations.
The day-to-day
The role is part of Viasat’s Security Operations Team. The Security Engineer should be experienced in the areas of networking, client/server technologies, and analysing log files with the ability to identify false positive and true positive events.
The Security Engineer should be able to analyse incidents and correlate it with appropriate contextual data to determine classification, prioritisation and response to incidents.
Respond immediately to cybersecurity-related incidents and provide a thorough post-event analysis. Investigates intrusion incidents and conduct forensic investigations.
Act as the primary escalation point to Security Analysts monitoring the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) System & provide initial investigation of security incidents. Take an active part in the containment of incidents, even after they are escalated.
Deliver investigation and remediation activities as a senior member of the Security Incident Response Team. Participate in Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) events: Coordinate with data asset owners and business response plan owners during high severity incidents;
Create and update security event investigation notes, report on open cases, and maintain case data in the Incident Response Management platform.
Monitor threat and vulnerability news services for any relevant information that may impact installed infrastructure. Analyse reports to understand threat campaign(s) techniques, lateral movements and extract indicators of compromise (IOCs).
Continuous engagement with the Threat Intelligence and 24x7 Monitoring teams;
Provide ad-hoc on-call support to review threats and response actions for off-hour critical inciden response;
What You'll Need
Job Complexity: Works on and may lead projects or a program of complex scope with little to no instruction. Exercises judgment to obtain results.
Required Supervision: Works with others to define the problem to be solved, and then works autonomously with little instruction. Obtains relevant, timely results and metrics by evaluating and adapting complex techniques and evaluation criteria to help determine appropriate methods.
Skill / Knowledge: An experienced professional with a solid understanding of one or more area of specialization. Uses advanced concepts and skills to resolve issues that meet objectives.
Leadership / Influence: May guide others with acquired skills and knowledge to solve issues in specialized areas. May train and mentor junior level staff to improve their skills.
A University degree level education or equivalent in Information Security, Forensics, or Computer Science; related experience and/or training in the field of IT security monitoring and analysis, cyber threat analysis, and vulnerability analysis.
A Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), or equivalent certification would be advantageous.
Intermediate knowledge of Information Security fundamentals, technologies, and design principals.
Proven experience in securing Windows, Linux, Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP and Oracle) and VM platforms..
Understanding or proven experience of usingh Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms for analysing network and security incidents.
Experience in using Vulnerability Assessment (VA) platforms to identify network and platform risks and mis-configurations. Experience in Security Assessment tools/frameworks.
Knowledge of network security zones, firewall, IDS; Network analysis tools like Wireshark and TCPDump;
Knowledge of log formats for syslog, http logs, DB logs and how to gather forensics for traceability back to event; Knowledge of packet capture and analysis;
Willingness to learn new skills and be self-motivated.
Ability to work in a team environment, to work under pressure and show flexibility.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
What Will Help You On The Job
Given the scope and responsibilities of this role, with access to sensitive information, technology and/or services, the successful candidate is required to be a citizen of the United Kingdom (UK) and/or European Union (EU) with eligibility to obtain UK government security clearance.
Applicants will therefore be required to provide personal information, including place of birth and all nationalities, to ensure compliance with UK and US export control requirements.
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.
London, United Kingdom
On site
03-04-2025
- Company Name
- Viasat
- Job Title
- Security Analyst
- Job Description
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Job Description
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 RTO Security Analyst will form part of the frontline 24x7 team that monitors the network for suspicious activity. Analyst will work to protect the organization by detecting and triaging security alerts. The security analyst’s responsibilities will include detailed incident handling across online and on-premises infrastructures, determine attack use cases, following escalation process to contain & mitigate security risks. Security analysts will also need to review & address any detected false positives.
The day-to-day
Security monitoring, managing security cases & tickets, security incident analysis, and other security tasks.
Analysing a variety of security logs to identify actionable events (SIEM reports-alerts-tickets, system, network, security monitoring tools)
Determine the attack type based on the triage of events collected
Demonstrate analytical & technical thinking when triaging system & network events
Ensure all incidents are recorded in the corporate case management platform. Cases must contain a detailed triage will all artifacts and IOCS captured & documented
Participating feedback into the design, implementation, and administration of security tools/ rules to reduce false positives
Ability to analyse data sets, determine the gaps and understand recommended fixes to RTO lead analyst
What you'll need
A University degree level education or equivalent in Information Security, Forensics, or Computer Science; related experience and/or training in the field of IT security monitoring and analysis, cyber threat analysis, and vulnerability analysis.
Understanding of performing technical level analysis and interpretation of information from SOC systems; incident identification/analysis, escalation procedures, and reduction of false positives.
3-5 Years experience within the industry
Good technical understanding computing protocols, authentication mechanisms & attack TTP’s
Intermediate knowledge of Information Security fundamentals, technologies, and design principals.
Understanding or proven experience in securing Windows, Linux, Oracle and VM platforms.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
What will help you on the job
A Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) or equivelant
Willingness to learn new skills and be self-motivated
Work well under pressure and under your own inititiative
London, United Kingdom
On site
09-04-2025
- Company Name
- Viasat
- Job Title
- Systems Engineer Intern – Advanced Concepts and Technologies
- Job Description
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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 Advanced Concepts and Technologies (ACT) team sits within Viasat’s Global Space Networks division. The ACT team leads the exploration of breakthrough innovations by focusing on early-stage business opportunities, exploring various advanced system concepts and performing technology feasibilities and trade-off. The ACT team is responsible for:
Enabling a pipeline of innovation opportunities by entering into partnerships
Performing due diligence on internally and externally identified opportunities
Performing in-depth technological and business model analysis, trade-offs and studies
Building and delivering proof of concepts, proof of value and prototypes to validate these opportunities, delivered through the management of multidisciplinary and cross divisional team structures.
As a member of this team you will support exploring, validating and unlocking the value of new advanced concepts, ranging from satellites, network infrastructures, down to components or algorithms. You will help shape and support the design, prototype and delivery of new service concepts. These can start spread across deep technical feasibility studies or move to hands-on proof of concepts demonstrated over the air. You will perform technological assessments and determine if the technology has potential to be disruptive, whether Viasat should be a key player, and/or protect the business from risks associated with it. You will be expected to take an entrepreneurial approach to your work seeking out opportunities proactively and making connections between different external partners and potential new business lines.
The day-to-day
You will support in the development of existing projects which range from early stage exploratory concepts, to larger (but still early stage development) programs with external and internal business funding. The activities can range from typical systems engineering activities (requirements management, design documentation, verification and testing activities etc), to concept development, assisting with technical inputs to relevant bids, and working with teams across the business on strategy and implementation.
Internship Programme Details:
You will work onsite at the Viasat London office for the duration of your 12-13 week internship. Viasat embraces a flexible work environment and onsite/hybrid work is determined by individual roles and teams.
To ensure equity across our intern population, intern compensation is pre-determined based on a variety of factors including: role, location, and final graduation date. Intern compensation is non-negotiable.
What You'll Need
Education Requirements:
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Space Engineering, Communications, Physics or other relevant science and technology areas
To be eligible for this position you must complete your degree between December 2025 and Summer 2026
Internship Dates:
You must be available for the full duration of the 12-13 week internship programme. Note limited exceptions may be granted.
Cohort 1: 17th June 2025 - 12th September 2025
Additional Requirements:
A good understanding of Space Systems, Networks, User Terminals and Platform Development as well as a general curiosity and interest in innovations on-going within these sectors..
The ability to understand new technical fields quickly in areas such as: satellite communication systems, Software Defined Radio technologies, programming and simulation tools for RF systems, Machine learning, and other relevant emerging technologies.
What Will Help You On The Job
Familiarity with concepts such as: Internet of things, 5G and its challenges, Inter-satellite link communication technologies, position navigation and timing, outer space communication systems, Space debris management, Low Earth Orbit satellites architectures and orbital dynamics, High Altitude Platforms market and capabilities, in-orbit manufacturing, Lunar communications, etc
Knowledge of running orbital simulations and RF link budgets across various modulation schemes, coding and frequency bands within the satellite and terrestrial frequency bands.
General coding knowledge (Matlab, Python etc)
Experience with STK and other industry standard tools
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.
London, United Kingdom
On site
14-04-2025
- Company Name
- Viasat
- Job Title
- Data Science Intern, Product Management
- Job Description
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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
Join Viasat's Product Management organization and join a team that plays a pivotal role in crafting our product offerings. Evaluate markets, seize opportunities, and improve existing products to ensure our world-class teams develop valuable propositions. We are excited to welcome interns to our team this summer to assist with this exciting work!
The day-to-day
Assists product managers with market research, competitive analysis, and product strategy development
Collects and analyzes data/metrics for product performance and reporting to make recommendations to the team
Builds out automated and manual processes
Assists in gathering and documenting requirements, Decomposes a product/feature into discrete tasks
Identifies dependencies between market needs and engineering capabilities
Comprehends product decisions impacting Operations, Planning, Strategy, and Finance
Work closely with engineering as technical peer
Provides support with data-driven arguments
Internship Program Details:
You will work onsite at a Viasat office location for the duration of your 12-13 week internship. Viasat embraces a flexible work environment and onsite/hybrid work is determined by individual roles and teams.
Housing and relocation assistance are available to interns pending eligibility.
To ensure equity across our intern population, intern compensation is pre-determined based on a variety of factors including: role, location, and final graduation date. Intern compensation is non-negotiable.
What You'll Need
Education Requirements:
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in data science, engineering, math, physics, or a related STEM field
To be eligible for this position your final graduation date must fall between December 2025 and June 2026
Internship Dates:
You must be available for the full duration of the 12-13 week internship program. Note limited exceptions may be granted. Viasat offers two options based on semester and quarter academic calendars:
Cohort 1: May 20th, 2025 - August 15th, 2025 (if hired by April 1st)
Cohort 2: June 17th, 2025 - September 12th, 2025
What Will Help You On The Job
Experience with timely and successful product delivery and go to market launch
Experience collaborating with peers by being open to hearing and trying new ideas
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at careers.viasat.com/LifeAtViasat/Benefits.
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.
London, United Kingdom
On site
21-04-2025