Lead Engineer - 5G Signaling

Dish Network Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance and Wellbeing

Financial & Retiral Benefit Program

Mental Wellbeing

ESPP

Professional Development Reimbursement

Time Off

Team Outings

Job summary

DISH Network Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. in Bengaluru is seeking a Lead 5G Signaling Engineer to deploy and operate cloud-native 5G core networks, ensuring high availability and performance.

You will work with cross-functional teams on signaling functions, leverage CI/CD, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced startup-like environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications or Electronics/Computer Engineering.
• 8–14 years in wireless; carrier or vendor side.
• Experience with 5G signaling and packet core (NRF, PCF, AMF, SMF).
• Familiar with containers, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support 5G signaling core network functions in a cloud-native standalone 5G network.
• Monitor system health using KPIs and alarms; ensure uptime and reliability.
• Contribute to standards, best practices, and automation for efficiency.
• Investigate new 5G technologies to improve network virtualization.
• Collaborate with vendors to validate services, features, and upgrades.

Skills

5G signaling core

TCP/IP networking

Kubernetes

Docker

DevOps

CI/CD

Wireshark

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications or Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Public cloud platforms

Job description

Company Summary

DISH Network Technologies India Pvt. Ltd is a technology subsidiary of EchoStar. Our organization is at the forefront of technology, serving as a disruptive force and driving innovation and value on behalf of our customers.

Our product portfolio includes Boost Mobile (consumer wireless), DISH TV (direct broadcast satellite), Sling TV (over-the-top service provider), Hughes (global satellite connectivity solutions) and Hughesnet (satellite internet).

Our facilities in India are some of EchoStar's largest development centers outside the U.S. As a hub for technological convergence, our engineering talent is a catalyst for innovation in multimedia network and communications development.

EchoStar does not charge any fees to job applicants or candidates at any point during the recruitment and hiring process. We strongly advise all individuals to be vigilant and disregard any unsolicited requests for payment or personal financial information related to an EchoStar employment opportunity.

Department Summary

Our Wireless Technology team is pioneering the future of connectivity. We're developing unique hybrid mobile network operator (MNO) infrastructure—combining our advanced, cloud-native 5G core with the nationwide reach of our partners. This approach ensures our network is flexible and powerful, designed to satisfy the social, economic, and transformative needs of the changing world.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

As part of the Wireless Core Engineering and Operations team, this Engineer will join the team of passionate engineers with start-up spirit to deploy and debug Boost Mobile's cloud native standalone 5G core network. This team focuses on the deployment of 5G voice and packet core powered by Nokia, Mavenir and Oracle working in a live production environment, using CI/CD operations in order to test, debug, and deploy solutions. This position will contribute to ongoing process improvement reviews, identifying areas for automation and overall efficiency improvements to help increase service up-time and overall customer experience. This is a great opportunity for an individual to step on board a growing and financially strong start up.

In this role, you will:

• Deploy and support 5G signaling core network functions over public cloud standalone 5G network.
• Involved in monitoring the system health of signaling network functions using KPIs and alarms
• Ensure that solutions adhere to defined standards and best practices and/or assist in the development of these standards and best practices.
• Participate in the investigation of innovative 5G technologies to improve the network virtualization infrastructure.
• Engage with vendor personnel to set up/validate new services and features as well as upgrades.
• Possess extensive hands-on experience with the 5G signaling core domain, related network functions and call flows.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure, with strict deadlines, both as an individual contributor and team player.
• Participates in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing while staying abreast of new technology/technical areas.
• Should be available to support production issues, after hours as well as a rotational on-call.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

As a successful Lead 5G Signaling Engineer, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications or Electronics/Computer Engineering.
• 8-14 years of experience working within the wireless industry on either the carrier or vendor side of the house.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and familiarity with TCP, UDP, SCTP, HTTP, Diameter protocols and 5G interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with 5G signaling and packet core network functions incl NRF, PCF, BSF, AMF, SMF.
• Prior experience deploying and managing signaling and packet core elements in Tier I / II Carrier networks.
• Prior experience validating 5G signaling calls with detailed call flow analysis.
• Working knowledge in a Virtualization platform based on a Cloud Native Principle.
• Familiarity with containers and relevant technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker.
• Familiar with DevOps and CI/CD methodology and related tools.
• Knowledge of Protocol Analysers, Wireshark, NetScout, RADCOM or other similar tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, capable of working independently, innovative and eager to learn state-of-the art technologies.

Benefits

• Insurance and Wellbeing
• Financial & Retiral Benefit Program
• Mental Wellbeing
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Time Off
• Team Outings

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