Dubai-based 5G Core & IP Network Engineer

HCT Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UAE employment visa

Medical insurance

Office in TECOM, Dubai

Job summary

HCT Group in Dubai seeks an experienced network engineer to deploy and operate 5G Standalone and EPC cores for private networks and operators, across full stack from radio to Kubernetes, handling mission-critical traffic.

You will stand up a lab core in Dubai, integrate with RAN, IMS and MCX platforms, design IP/MPLS transport and QoS, and publish runbooks for the NOC; with 3+ years in packet core and CCNP/JNCIP a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in packet core or carrier IP networking.
• Linux, Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• 3GPP Release 15+ knowledge; network slicing.
• CCNP/JNCIP or similar certifications.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and operate 5G core network functions (AMF, SMF, UPF, NRF, UDM, PCF) and EPC.
• Integrate core with RAN, IMS and MCX platforms.
• Design and run IP/MPLS transport, routing, firewalls and QoS.
• Operate cloud-native network functions on Kubernetes.
• Troubleshoot with signalling traces (Wireshark) and 3GPP call flows.
• Publish core and transport runbooks for the NOC.

Skills

Packet core networking

Kubernetes

Linux

Automation (Python/Ansible)

Networking protocols (BGP/OSPF/MPLS)

5G core / Open5GS

MCPTT/MCX & network slicing

Certifications (CCNP/JNCIP)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

HCT Group in Dubai seeks an experienced network engineer to deploy and operate 5G Standalone and EPC cores for private networks and operators, across full stack from radio to Kubernetes, handling mission-critical traffic.

You will stand up a lab core in Dubai, integrate with RAN, IMS and MCX platforms, design IP/MPLS transport and QoS, and publish runbooks for the NOC; with 3+ years in packet core and CCNP/JNCIP a plus.