Principal Engineer -Systems Engineer

The Principal Engr-Systems Engrg will provide RAN/Core Wireless network domain expertise across Nokia, Ericsson & Samsung platforms to Agile domain teams to deliver strategic initiatives for Verizon to build reliable wireless 4G/5G products and services. We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative individual who will partner well with Verizon Network product partners, IT, & Network headquarters and contribute to the growth and evolution of Next Gen OSS for Network systems.Youll be part of the Network & Technology IT Organization focusing on end-to-end architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Partner and Drive Vendor software releases to develop specifications, decoders/cheat sheets for existing/new network builds, enhancements; revise and refine as required to enable system performance users and IT Agile team.
• Troubleshoot and engineer RAN and Core apps for Wireless system performance ART
• Drive Vz product roadmap to implement new KPIs and to perform optimisation on existing KPIs
• Leading small to medium scale projects for RF engineering and related domain team delivery with minimal direction.
• Participate in product feature implementation, both independently and in cooperation with the team to meet business commitment and time to market.
• Reviewing design to make sure design is aligned with the North Star Architecture.
• Creating architectures and designs for new solutions around existing and new problem space.

Driving Technology and with best software engineering practices to impact on the entire architecture eco-system of the product.Providing technical guidance to cross-functional teams in crafting solutions and describing the impact of new solutions to systems and processes.

Supporting mission & business critical applications in Network Systems .

Reviewing design to make sure design is aligned with the North Star Architecture.

Creating architectures and designs for new solutions around existing and new problem space.

Driving Technology and with best software engineering practices to impact on the entire architecture eco-system of the product.

What were looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Degree in Communication Engineering / IT /Computer Science or equivalent education with 8+ or more years of relevant work experience.
• Championed medium to complex network builds in collaboration with Partners for emerging Network technologies such 4G, 5G and MEC
• Work experience in Wireless design/planning/performance/troubleshooting is key
• Experience on Network Domain.
• Experience on providing solutions / Architecture for Modernisation / Migration projects.
• Solid knowledge and hands on experience in RAN & Core Wireless technologies and Wireless RAN Devices OSS platforms of Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung etc.
• High proficiency in Network Integration / Software releases and Field deployments of RAN(eNB/gNB) and Core(AMF,MME, SPGW) Network elements
• Realtime hands on experience with Wireless System Performance application, Troubleshooting and KPI products eco systems
• Realtime hands on experience in 4G/5G KPI Implementation and Validation
• Realtime hands on experience to interpret performance(call/network records) and configuration Network data
• Knowledge and experience in Agile methodologies

• One or more years of experience in emerging wireless technologies such as Open RAN, 5G Core, Massive IoT and MEC etc
• Expertise in End to End OSS stack
• Good knowledge in 3GPP standards for emerging network technologies
• Debug decoder implementation issues, and an understanding of how different implementation choices will affect the performance of applications.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.