Staff Engineer - 5G Signaling

DISH

3.6

(40)

Bengaluru, India

Why you should apply for a job to DISH:

  • 4.1/5 in supportive management
  • 57% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • DISH invests in their employees with profit sharing – on top of 401(k) matching
  • DISH’s Paid Protected Time allows employees flexible time off for anything from vacation to emergencies or other extenuating circumstances
  • The Employee Assistance Plan is available to all employees & offers free, 1-on-1 counseling with experienced consultants available 24/7
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    Position summary

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    Job Duties and Responsibilities

    As part of the Wireless Core Engineering team, you will join the team of passionate engineers with start-up spirit to deploy and debug DISH's standalone 5G network. This team focuses on the deployment of 5G voice, signalling and packet core powered by Nokia, Mavenir and Oracle. This team works in a live production environment, using CI/CD operations in order to test, debug and deploy solutions. This position will contribute to ongoing process improvement reviews, identifying areas for automation and overall efficiency improvements to help increase service up-time and overall customer experience. This is a great opportunity for someone to step on board a growing and financially strong start up.

    In this role, you will:

    • Deploy and support 5G signaling (PCF/NRF/BSF/SCP/SEPP) and packet core network (AMF/SMF/UPF/NSSF) functions over public cloud standalone 5G network.

    • Involved in monitoring the system health of signaling network functions using KPIs and alarms.

    • Ensure that solutions adhere to defined standards and best practices and/or assist in the development of these standards and best practices.

    • Participate in the investigation of innovative 5G technologies to improve the network virtualization infrastructure.

    • Engage with vendor personnel to set up/validate new services and features as well as upgrades.

    • Possess extensive hands-on experience with the 5G signaling and packet core domain, related network functions and call flows.

    • Able to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure, with strict deadlines, alone as well as within a team.

    • Participates in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing while staying abreast of new technology/technical areas.

    • Should be available to support production issues, after hours as well as a rotational on-call.

    Skills, Experience and Requirements

    As a successful Staff 5G Signaling Engineer, you will have:

    • Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications or Electronics/Computer Engineering.

    • 12-16 years of experience working within the wireless industry on either the carrier or vendor side of the house.
      Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and familiarity with TCP, UDP, SCTP, HTTP, NGAP/NAS, PFCP, Diameter protocols and 5G interfaces.

    • Hands-on experience with 5G signaling and packet core functions incl NRF, NSSF, PCF, NEF, SCP, BSF, SEPP, UPF, AMF, SMF.

    • Hands on experience for above listed network functions from Oracle is an added advantage.

    • Prior experience deploying and managing signaling and packet core elements in Tier I / II Carrier networks.
      Prior experience validating 5G signaling calls with detailed call flow analysis.

    • Working knowledge in a Virtualization platform based on a Cloud Native Principle.

    • Familiarity with containers and relevant technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker or Open shift.

    • Familiar with Devops and CI/CD methodology.
      Knowledge of Protocol Analysis, Wireshark, NetScout, RADCOM or other similar tools.

    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

    • Self-starter, capable of working alone, innovative and eager to learn state-of-the art technologies.

    Benefits

    • Employee Stock Purchase
    • Term Insurance
    • Accident Insurance
    • Health Insurance
    • Training Reimbursement
    • Gratuity
    • Mobile and Internet Reimbursement
    • Team Outings

    Why you should apply for a job to DISH:

  • 4.1/5 in supportive management
  • 57% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • DISH invests in their employees with profit sharing – on top of 401(k) matching
  • DISH’s Paid Protected Time allows employees flexible time off for anything from vacation to emergencies or other extenuating circumstances
  • The Employee Assistance Plan is available to all employees & offers free, 1-on-1 counseling with experienced consultants available 24/7