5G RF Performance & Optimization Specialist

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Canada; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications company is seeking a 5G RF Performance & Optimization Specialist located in Canada. This role involves analyzing network performance and recommending optimizations, with responsibilities including design activities in customer projects and organizing field tests. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with 5G and LTE optimizations and strong skills in analyzing network logs. Excellent communication and technical expertise are essential for engaging with customers and providing recommendations.

Qualifications

• Experience with Nokia feature activation and optimization.
• Strong understanding of 5G NSA, SA, and LTE.
• Hands-on experience with trials for 5G and LTE optimization.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and performance activities independently.
• Develop recommendations on network-wide design performance.
• Organize field measurements and laboratory tests.
• Optimize networks based on traffic trends and customer forecasts.
• Support in developing network configuration files.

Skills

Nokia feature activation and optimization experience

Strong understanding of 5G NSA and SA

Hands-on experience with 5G optimization projects

Hands-on experience with LTE optimization projects

Ability to analyze internal syslogs

Expertise in UE and eNB/gNB signaling log analysis

Experience with UE logging tools (QXDM, XCAL)

Actix post-processing of DT logs

Tools

QXDM

XCAL

Actix

Job description

5G RF Performance & Optimization Specialist

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Performance & Optimization Specialist performs network performance, monitoring, and analysis by collecting and analyzing information, identifying the abnormalities from sources in the domain of the customer solution, diagnosing root causes of performance issues, and recommending improvement for optimization actions (i.e., QoS Optimization, parameter tuning, SW Upgrades, etc.) to meet contractual KPI targets. They find problems that were not identified during testing. In addition to diagnosing network performance issues, the Performance & Optimization Specialist generates daily/weekly/monthly reports related to technology aspects of the customer solution. The specialist performs short-term capacity utilization and traffic pattern assessments to evaluate impact on current and future architecture and recommend optimal network strategy for future traffic/capacity needs, leveraging automation techniques to reduce analysis time and other optimization related activities that involve repetition.

MUST HAVES:

• Nokia specific feature activation and optimization experience.

Required Soft skills:

• Self starter who will use own deep technical expertise to assess the network configuration and come up with feature/parameter trial plan independently.
• Ability to interact/engage customer for technical discussions, review of technical reports/analysis/recommendations

Required Technical Skill Set:

• Strong understanding of 5G NSA, SA (FDD & TDD) and LTE.
• Past hands‑on experience with trials/optimization projects for 5G NSA/SA with demonstrated experience on 5G Features for Coverage optimization (e.g. SRS Beamforming), Throughput optimization, Load balancing, layering and Traffic Steering from low to high bands.
• Past hands‑on experience with trials/optimization projects for LTE with demonstrated experience on 4G Features for Data/VoLTE Drop call improvement, Load balancing, Layering and Traffic Steering from low to high bands.
• Ability to analyze internal syslogs, eNB/gNB EMIL/DCAP logs, TTI traces for quick troubleshooting and issue resolution for lab or field activities.
• Expertise with UE and eNB/gNB signaling log analysis (UU, X2, S1 signaling).
• Exposure with UE logging tools such as QXDM, XCAL, or equivalent and should be proficient with those tools.
• Experience with Actix post processing of DT logs.

Job Responsibilities

1. Performs critical (sometimes escalated) design and performance activities in customer projects independently (complex problem solving in projects and multi-vendor environments).
2. Develops / Reviews and makes recommendations on network-wide Design covering Performance, Spectrum & Capacity supported by Recommendations (within and across the region).
3. Organizes field measurements and laboratory tests. Performs network audits, especially in cases where fault or problems exist.
4. Optimizes networks with all components based on traffic trends and customer forecasts.
5. Supports experts in developing network configuration file and interface analysis.