Core Network Engineer

March Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Birthday leave

Staff discounts

Pension auto-enrolment

Onsite parking

Job summary

March Recruitment in Reading seeks an IMS Core Engineer to deliver testing, troubleshooting and delivery across IMS Core, VoLTE, LTE and TETRA for mission-critical solutions. You will collaborate with R&D, customers and partners, manage testing lifecycles, and support on-call and travel to customer locations as required.

A technical engineering degree and strong analytical skills are essential. The role offers diverse field exposure, access to advanced tools, and a chance to contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience across IMS Core, VoLTE and mission critical networks.
• Knowledge of LTE, TETRA and 3GPP standards.
• Proficiency with network analysis tools including Wireshark and other test gear.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and provide on-call support.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional, performance and end-to-end testing across IMS, LTE and TETRA.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage upgrades, regression and lifecycle testing of VNF/VMware Core solutions.
• Use tools to analyse network traces, system logs and performance data.
• Manage test progress, defects, technical reports and customer issues.

Skills

IMS Core

VoLTE

LTE

TETRA

3GPP

Wireshark

Troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Communication

On-call travel willingness

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Wireshark

IXIA

Viavi

Spirent

XCAL

XCAP

QXDM

Job description

Location: Reading and customer offices as required

Duration: Ongoing

Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm

Overview of an IMS Core Engineer

As an IMS Core Engineer, you will provide technical expertise across IMS Core, MCX, VoLTE, LTE and TETRA, supporting testing, troubleshooting and delivery. You’ll work closely with R&D, customers and partners to deliver projects to deliver secure, reliable mission critical solutions.

Responsibilities of an IMS Core Engineer

• Lead functional, performance and end-to-end testing across IMS, LTE and TETRA.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage upgrades, regression and lifecycle testing of VNF/VMware Core solutions.
• Use tools to analyse network traces, system logs and performance data.
• Manage test progress, defects, technical reports and customer issues.

Key Competencies of an IMS Core Engineer

• Strong experience in IMS Core, IMS Voice/Video/Data and VoLTE.
• Good knowledge of LTE, TETRA, 3GPP and Mission Critical technologies.
• Experience with tools including Wireshark, IXIA, Viavi, Spirent, XCAL, XCAP and QXDM.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Willingness to support on-call and travel to customer locations when required.
• Generous holiday entitlement, plus additional birthday leave and bank holidays.
• Staff sales discount, Reward Plus shopping discount, and volunteering days.
• Government pension auto-enrolment and pension contribution from 12 weeks.
• Subsidized staff restaurant, onsite parking, and free shuttle bus service (from Weybridge & Woking Station)

March Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and complies with all relevant UK legislation.