Manager, Test Automation

Full Time

Ottawa, OntarioPosted 9 days ago

Role Overview

Telesat is hiring a Manager, Test Automation. This is a full-time role in Ottawa, Ontario. posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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Job description

Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 55 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise and Government users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company’s state-of-the-art Satellite fleet consists of 12 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com

Description

Our Software Development team architects, develops, tests, and maintains the Telesat Lightspeed System Modelling and SDN Orchestration software ecosystem. This includes engineering software running on high-performance computing infrastructure for modelling resource allocation and analyzing end-to-end communication-system performance, as well as cloud-native services supporting software-defined networking and orchestration.

The Manager, Test Automation is responsible for leading the test automation strategy and managing a team of Software Developers in Test and test automation engineers. The team develops and operates automated testing capabilities covering functional, integration, system, regression, performance, stress, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing.

This is a technical, hands-on management role, with approximately 60% of the position focused on technical activities and 40% on people leadership, planning, and stakeholder management. The Manager is expected to contribute directly to automation architecture, framework development, technical reviews, complex problem-solving, and CI/CD integration while coaching and developing the team.

The successful candidate will collaborate with software development, systems engineering, architecture, DevOps, infrastructure, and product teams to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle and provide reliable evidence of product quality, system performance, and release readiness.

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This position is based in Ottawa, Ontario. Telesat has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

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When was the Manager, Test Automation role at Telesat posted?

This role was posted on July 13, 2026 (9 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.