Packet Core Engineer

ECS Resource Group Ltd; Newbury; On-site; GBP 6,089,000 - 7,306,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Resource Group Ltd are recruiting a experienced Packet Core Engineer to join a leading telecommunications organisation on a contract basis in Newbury. You will design, deliver and manage next-generation Packet Core services across 4G, 5G SA, IoT and enterprise connectivity.

Key responsibilities include designing and managing platforms (MME, AMF, SGSN, GGSN, UPF, IPX/GRX), driving EPC to 5G Core migration, NFV adoption and cloud-native deployments, with a focus on performance, resilience and

Qualifications

• Experience designing and supporting Packet Core technologies (MME, AMF, SGSN, GGSN, UPF).
• Strong understanding of 3G/LTE/EPC and 5G Standalone architectures.
• Hands-on with cloud-native networking, NFV, containerisation, automation (Ansible).
• Experience delivering large telecom transformation programmes (EPC to 5G Core, cloud deployments).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage Packet Core platforms including MME, AMF, SGSN, GGSN, SGW, PGW, UPF, IPX/GRX, NAT, DNS and Security Gateways.
• Lead delivery, integration and lifecycle management of Packet Core solutions including EPC to 5G Core migrations.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Operations and Delivery teams to meet business requirements while ensuring performance and regulatory compliance.
• Drive automation and performance monitoring to resolve complex network issues and optimise traffic.

Skills

Packet Core engineering

5G Core / EPC understanding

Kubernetes & containerisation

Automation tools (Ansible)

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

Outside IR35

Pay £550 a day

3 month rolling contract

Location - Newbury (Hybrid Working)

ECS Resource Group are currently working in partnership with a global managed service provider, assisting them with the search for a packet Core Engineer on a contract basis.

We are looking for an experienced Packet Core Engineer to join a leading telecommunications organisation, playing a key role in the design, delivery and lifecycle management of next-generation Packet Core services.

You will be responsible for ensuring the performance, scalability and resilience of critical mobile core platforms supporting 4G, 5G Standalone (5G SA), IoT and enterprise connectivity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and manage Packet Core platforms including MME, AMF, SGSN, GGSN, SGW, PGW, UPF, IPX/GRX Gateways, Gi/SGi-LAN, Carrier Grade NAT, DNS and Security Gateways, ensuring highly available, secure and scalable network services.
• Lead the delivery, integration and lifecycle management of Packet Core solutions, supporting network transformation initiatives including EPC to 5G Core migration, NFV adoption and cloud-native deployments.
• Work collaboratively with Architecture, Operations, Strategy and Delivery teams to ensure solutions meet business requirements whilst maintaining high standards of network performance, resilience and regulatory compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, traffic optimisation, policy management and proactive performance monitoring, investigating complex network issues through to long-term resolution.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and key stakeholders whilst supporting roaming, interconnect, peering and enterprise connectivity initiatives across the mobile core network.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience designing and supporting Packet Core technologies including MME, AMF, SGSN, GGSN, SGW, PGW, UPF, IPX/GRX, Gi/SGi-LAN, NAT, DPI and related gateway technologies.
• Excellent understanding of end-to-end 3G, LTE, EPC and 5G Standalone (5G SA) architectures, including mobility management, signalling, policy control, QoS and data plane optimisation.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native networking, NFV, Kubernetes, containerisation, automation tools such as Ansible and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven background delivering large-scale telecoms transformation programmes, including EPC to 5G Core migration, virtualisation and cloud-based network deployments.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across multiple technical domains and engage effectively with internal teams, vendors and external partners.

Further details available upon application.

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy