Mobile Core Engineer

Company: US Cellular
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: September 9, 2020

Job Description:

Mobile Core Engineer - ENG001414

Please Note: This position can be based in Knoxville, TN or Schaumburg, IL

The Mobile Core Engineer plans, engineers, integrates, and troubleshoots infrastructure technologies with the customer-servicing network including: Evolved Packet Core, Long Term Evolution, IP Multimedia Services Voice over Long Term Evolution, Evolution-Data Optimized core and all flavors of Messaging Services. This role contributes to ensuring operational readiness contributing to the Low Level Design based on architectural and high-level design of network platforms!

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• Implement new technologies, and procedures for network engineering based on High level design documents to include performing lab testing and verification of the new technology.
• Demonstrate detailed understanding of network protocols and end to end call flows. And be able to utilize tools to perform, fix, and decode EPCs of data sessions and IP-based call flows.
• Provide feedback for Scope of Work documents, Critical Information Question documents and Request for Proposal documents. As well as technical discussions for the deployment of new services.
• Participates in infrastructure deployment reviews by performing technical analysis. Supports implementations of network & system requirements monitoring performance and capacity monitoring. This is to ensure adequate service margin and handle costs.
• Support Network Element alarm definitions as part of operational readiness of the network. Perform network changes and testing of those changes into our production networks. Collaborate with the NPI team as needed to ensure appropriate knowledge transfer for implementations on New Product Deployments.
• Develop and/or peer review "Method of Procedure" documents as well as update network documentation and provide handoffs and ensure knowledge transfers to operations
• Works with the vendors' technical staff on critical/escalated network and system and performance/capacity related impairments and works closely with equipment vendors, automation and analytics organizations to define and implement new alarming and metrics of new Network Elements or Services. Works closed with IS and other teams as the need arises.
• Provides recommendations to Project Managers on technical deliverables, interfacing w/leadership on the implementation, and the (operational) readiness of new technologies!
  
  
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  Bachelor's degree in related discipline and minimum 3 years' experience; or equivalent work or military experience. Plus strong understanding of the wireless business and industry.
  
  Proficient knowledge of Evolution-Data Optimized, Evolved Packet Core (EPC)/ Long Term Evolution (LTE) data core, IP Multimedia Services, Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), Messaging Services, Over-the-Air services platforms, interfaces, protocols and call flows
  
  Experience with reviewing and understanding/interpretation of packet captures and experience automating tasks for operational purposes
  
  Strong problem solving / analytical skills and knowledge of analytical tools and written/verbal skills.
  
  Understanding network metrics that accurately reflect the current state of a given process or operation and experience supporting critical infrastructure in a fast-paced environment. Travel required.
  
  Job : Engineering
  
  Location(s) : Illinois-SCHAUMBURG_IL Tennessee-KNOXVILLE_TN
  
  U.S. Cellular-- is an EEO employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race/color/age/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/veteran status, pregnancy or genetic information.

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