Packet Core Sr. Engineer

Location : Bangalore/ Chennai/ Kolkata/ Noida/ Gurgoan

Experience : 5 years to 11 years

Integration Engineer/ Solution Architect 5G NSA/SA Packet Core Products [SGSN-MME, EPG, ePDG/WMG, PCF(CCPC), PCC(AMF& SMF), PCG(UPF)]

Key areas of Expertise

The key areas of expertise of SA- Packet Core are defined as below:

• Expertise in Solution, Design and integration of Packet Core Nodes which should primarily include

• SGSN/MME/AMF

• GGSN/EPG/SMF/PCC/PCG
• PCRF / SAPC /CCPC/PCF
• ePDG / WMG

• 5G NSA/SA Core

• Should have end to end understanding of the Packet Core Solutions.

• Should have deep knowledge of 4G and 5G call flows, and overall understanding of latest technologies in the Telecom space including HO, VoLTE, EPS fallback, VoNR, VoWiFi, IoT etc.
• Should have key domain experience in 5G Network Functions AMF, SMF, UPF, PCF and NRF.
• Should have overall understanding of Packet core CNF interaction with UDM, CCPC, ENL for direct and in-direct communication via SCP.
• Should have understanding of the Cloud environment like NFVI & CNIS and understanding of how EPC/5G SA solutions can be deployed over the cloud.
• Strong understanding of 5G and emerging technologies in the Mobile Core Domain.
• Should have Expertise/knowledge/sound understanding of RHOSP/CEE /Kubernetes/ECCD over BSP/Dell/HP/HDS, and orchestrators such as ATLAS, ECM, SDI, OMC, EVNFM etc.
• Should have expertise / sound understanding of onboarding, integration of the Packet core CNF(PCC, PCG and CCPC) on the different  Cloud environment.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and components such as SCTP, http, Calico, Multus, SRI-OV and Load balancer.
• Monitor customer deployments and proactively, detect and report problems. Address customer support questions and respond with solutions in a timely manner and meeting SLAs.
• Highly engaged with new technology and actively shares knowledge through mentoring, collaboratively working and information sharing with the rest of the team.
• Sound understanding of troubleshooting tools like Wireshark, K12/K15 / Spirent.

Responsibilities

• Minimum of 10 years of Telecom experience in the EPC network space and 3 year in 5G SA Core with at least 5 years in a operational support role in a 24x7 environment, to include network the installation,
• Should be able to work on preparation of HLD / DLD for the 5G NSA/SA Core Network as per the Customer requirements.
• Should be able to perform integration and ISSU upgrade of the 5G SA Packet Core CNF.
• Should be able to perform deploy CNF on different cloud solution like NFVI CNIS and OpenShift.
• Should be willing to travel as per the business requirements.
• Should possess good consultation skills and should be able to drive solutions at customer places.
• Works closely with MA and onshore team on a day to day basis for supporting all delivery matters pertaining to modelling & data migration.
• Guide and Mentor other team members and provide technical support as required.
• Ability to accept and deliver assistance to meet deadlines, self-directed, organized, capable of multi-tasking and willing to shift priorities to meet business.
• configuration, provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Adheres to best practices in performing health checks, preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance including evaluation/implementation Software Lifecycle Management.
• Recommends process improvement and procedures to explore simplification and automation to improve Network operational performance and efficiencies.
• Able to perform impact and risk assessment on network changes including Software/Hardware Lifecycle Management.
• Analyse capacity, network resource loading and overall network performance using available performance statistics tools.
• Monitors network and measure results after the Network Changes have been made.
• Adheres to ITIL framework best practices.
• Working knowledge in scripting and automation tools.
• Customer focused, ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders and other teams.
• Structured approach in problem solving, ability to understand and simplify complex network issues.
• Coordinates with other teams in problem analysis and resolution as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication / Electronics or equivalent university degree
• 3-12 years with good product and solution experience (vendor, operator, and technology-related industries)
• Strong understanding of general Packet Core solutions for 4G and 5G.
• Any 5G certification would be an advantage

Human Competence

• Be a team player.
• Be able to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Works in a systematic, methodical, and orderly way.
• Excellent social and communication skills.
• Adapts interpersonal style to suit different people or situations.
• Solution thinker rather than problem identifier.
• Takes responsibility for actions, projects, and people.
• Have strong customer focus and have effective presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to travel within the country and international as per business requirements.
• Ability to persuade and mobilize internal/external resources to fulfill customer requirements in the design space.
• Ability to provide clear and concise reports/feedback to peers and management, adapting the style of communication appropriately to the audience/receivers.
• Shares expertise and knowledge with others.