Network Observability & Automation Engineer III
 Iridium Satellite LLC | |||||
 United States, Arizona, Tempe | |||||
| 8440 South River Parkway (Show on map) | |||||
 Apr 08, 2026 | |||||
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Network Observability & Automation Engineer III Job Locations
US-AZ-Tempe Job ID
2026-4884
Company Overview Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things. At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world. What We're Looking For:
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Observability & Automation Engineer to lead observability, monitoring, and automation activities within a 24x7 Network Operations Center (NOC) environment supporting a cloud-native Open RAN and 4/5G Core network. In this role, you will participate in the design and optimization of monitoring frameworks, alerting strategies, and automated remediation workflows across Core (Mavenir), RAN (Mavenir/Samsung), Transport, and Cloud domains. You will work closely with NOC operations, Engineering, and Cloud teams to reduce Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), minimize alert fatigue, and improve overall service reliability through automation and data-driven insights. Success in this role requires solid knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes-based environments, CI/CD pipelines, telemetry pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code, combined with telecom domain knowledge. What You'll Do:Observability & Monitoring Architecture
Participate in the design and enhancement of observability frameworks using:
Automation & Self-Healing Engineering
Cloud & CI/CD Enablement
Incident & Reliability Engineering
Continuous Improvement
What You'll Need to Succeed:
Work Environment:
This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer. We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. This is a fully onsite position requiring in-office attendance 5 days a week, to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth. Additional Information This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed. Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. | |||||