Staff Engineer - Wireless ( OAM Development )

What You Work:

As a Staff Engineer you will be responsible for driving development and sustenance various Network Functions and/or platform for our OAM Team. Youll lead technical initiatives, mentor team members and collaborate closely with cross functional teams to drive innovation and ensure high-quality deliverables. Youll leverage your expertise to solve challenging problems and contribute to strategic engineering decisions.

• Technical Leadership and Product Development: Drive product development across its lifecyclefrom planning and requirement analysis to design, implementation, validation, verification, and field testing. Apply technical expertise to enhance system functionality and efficiency.
• Feature Prioritization and Integration: Analyze and prioritize features within OAM sub-systems, ensuring phased and synchronized system delivery. Collaborate seamlessly with teams and partners for successful system integration and user acceptance testing.
• Performance Enhancement and Quality Focus: Continuously refine system performance through innovative approaches. Deliver high-quality outcomes while upholding industry standards.
• Innovation: Stay updated on industry trends, propose innovative solutions, and enhance OAM processes for network efficiency and quality.

Mandatory skills:

• LTE Network Expertise: In-depth understanding of 4G LTE architecture, protocols, interfaces, and components to ensure smooth network operations.
• OAM Protocols: Proficiency in OAM protocols, procedures, and tools for LTE networks, including fault management, configuration management, performance management, and security management. Knowledge of SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), TR-069 (Technical Report 069) for remote management, and various file transfer protocols such as FTP, SFTP, and cURL is a plus.
• C/C++ Programming and Linux OS: Proficiency in C/C++ programming for developing and maintaining OAM-related software components and tools on Linux operating systems, encompassing process management, memory handling, file systems, and networking.
• Threads, Sockets, and IPC: Experience with multithreading concepts, socket programming for efficient communication, and interposes communication (IPC) mechanisms in Linux for seamless collaboration between processes and components.
• Troubleshooting and Network Monitoring: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve network and software issues, utilizing network monitoring and management tools to proactively identify anomalies.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and effectively communicate technical information.

Desired Skills:

• Cloud and Virtualization: Understanding of cloud-based solutions and virtualization technologies as they relate to LTE networks.
• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for network automation and process optimization.
• Authentication and Security: Solid knowledge of authentication mechanisms, encryption, and security protocols used in LTE networks.
• OS Hardening: Knowledge of techniques and practices for securing and hardening operating systems to enhance network security and resilience.
• Device Drivers: Understanding of device driver development and integration for hardware components within an LTE network infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: 10 to 15 yrs experience from Telecommunication or Networking background.
• Education: Tech/BE (CSE/ECE) or any other equivalent degree.
• Candidate should have good coding skills in C/C++.