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About the role
We are looking for a Packet Core & Cloud Infrastructure SME to join our team. In this role, you will be at the intersection of telecom core network expertise and cloud platform engineering — responsible for the architecture, deployment, and operations of packet core systems running on virtualized and cloud-native infrastructures. You will play a critical part in ensuring resilient, scalable, and high-performing environments that power 4G/5G services at scale. This is an opportunity to work in a highly technical, fast-paced environment alongside RAN, transport, IT, and vendor teams — driving innovation through automation, DevOps, and cloud-native transformation.
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Responsibilities
- Design and manage cloud infrastructure supporting Packet Core (EPC, 5G NSA & 5GC)
- Deploy and support virtualized (VNF) and cloud-native (CNF) network functions
- Manage cloud platforms (OpenStack, Kubernetes) for telecom workloads
- Oversee infrastructure lifecycle: installation, upgrades, patching, and scaling
- Ensure high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery (DR) readiness
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization
- Lead complex troubleshooting across network, compute, storage, and virtualization layers
- Support integration of Packet Core nodes (MME, SGW, PGW, PCC, PCG, AMF, SMF, UPF, etc.)
- Drive automation and DevOps practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code)
- Monitor systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and CNOM
- Ensure compliance with security policies, hardening, and best practices
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and escalation handling
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