Solutions Connect with Ease Network Company Community Investors Media Careers Contact DISTRIBUTION PARTNER PROGRAMME PARTNER LOGIN Careers September 22, 2020 OneWebber Kane Toussaint on the role of a Site Reliability Engineer Facebook Twitter Name: Kane Toussaint Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer Location: London Tell us about your role: I’m a Site Reliability Engineer within the Technical Operations Team (Tech Ops). My responsibilities include the deployment and maintenance of the Tech Ops Team’s domain and the servers within the common equipment rack at each ground station site. Ground Station sites are located around the world in places like Svalbard, Norway or Talkeetna, Alaska. They are connected to fiber and take in connectivity requests from the satellites as they pass overhead. I support the equipment and IT needed at these sites for weather monitoring, video surveillance, User Terminal and Dataminer servers. I support infrastructure whether it be remote or on-premise, to provide highly available, secure, reliable services to our operations. Right now, I am working with the shared services team with the aim towards migrating the technical operations on-premise infrastructure to the cloud to improve accessibility, infrastructure management, and to allow the technical operations to have a strategic edge. What are you doing on a day-to-day basis: On a daily basis, I can find myself doing a variety of tasks including: Daily health checks Collaboration with the shared service’s team on the deployment for the Technical Operation infrastructure Contacting local support at ground station sites to ensure server availability Researching tools and applications to increase the efficiency for the Technical Operations Team Resolving a broad range of technical issues with 3rd party Vendors. Point of contact for interoperability issues. Why do you love your job: I love the versatility of my job. It allows me to be creative, innovate and collaborate. I’m lucky enough to work with an intelligent group of enthusiastic and interesting people who’s goal to make OneWeb a success, is aligned. I’m at the cutting edge of technology and continue to learn something new each day. This satisfies me personally and professionally. As a global company I also get the opportunity to work with people from all over the world and have been on several trips abroad which was amazing. What skills do you need: Technical skills are certainly required but soft skills are just as valuable in particular: teamwork, creative thinking, communication, problem solving, and adaptability. The in-demand technical skills that are needed for my role would definitely be Windows server, networking, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Powershell, Active directory & Linux. However, there is always room for these to be developed. What is unique about OneWeb: Working for OneWeb is a blessing. The work culture here really encourages you to enhance your skills, learn new technologies, and collaborate. I can honestly say that no day is the same and I never get bored. There is no other feeling like knowing you helped towards OneWeb’s goal for global coverage and being a part of changing the future. Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram LinkedIn CONTACT US © 2021 ONEWEB.NET. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRIVACY POLICY | COOKIE POLICY | SECURITY DISCLOSURE POLICY By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Reject All Accept All Cookies Cookies Settings