RAN Design Specialist Full Time

Flint UK Technology Services

Flint is looking for a Network Design Specialist for a long-term contracting opportunity with one of the major telecommunication providers in the UK.

3 months rolling/London-Bristol, Hybrid/Start: Asap

Skills required for the job

Technical Expertise:

• Expert knowledge of UE logs analysis
• Expert understanding of Acuver UE logging tools.
• In depth knowledge of Mobile networks particularly 4G & Public Safety functionality over LTE with particularly deep understanding design and operation.
• In depth knowledge of LTE & SIP signalling, PTT (push to talk), SRTP/DTLS troubleshooting & Optimisation.
• Excellent understanding of Nokia and Ericsson RAN products.
• Good understanding of 3GPP & ETSI specifications.
• Good understding of DTLS/SRTP protols.

Experience you would be expected to have

MANDATORY:

• Extensive experience in mobile telecommunications industry in the role of a lead designer with business-critical, high-availability/high-throughput systems and networks.
• Able to provide technical solutions, processes definition for network performance & optimisation of 4G based RAN Macro network.
• Proven experience in defining and understanding KPI definitions, formula and measurements of radio networks
• Able to analyse in depth, drive test logs, wireshark traces and protocol analysers traces for 4G networks
• Good Knowledge of LTE parameters & timers.
• Familiarity with test software & devices (Nemo/TEMs/Accuver) & post processing tools (Actix).
• Experience of working with 3rd parties network/IT Suppliers.
• Experience of Nokia RAN.

PREFFERRED:

• Knowledge of multiple vendor products including Huawei, Ericsson and Parallel Wireless.
• Knowledge of industry best practice methodologies for analysing, defining and documenting the link between input business requirements and output technical solutions.
• Understanding of project management techniques and tools.
• Experience of managing relationships with suppliers and third-parties, of product/feature selection and of delivering those products into a production environment.
• Experience of working with LTE Commercial network based Public Safety solutions.