Technical Manager – VAS & Signaling Protocols | Vintronics Consulting | Gurgaon, India

Vintronics Consulting; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 3,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vintronics Consulting in Gurgaon, India is seeking a Technical Manager specialized in Value Added Services and signaling protocols to drive product delivery, architecture design, and deployment lifecycle for carrier-grade VAS platforms.

You will lead cross-functional teams, guide CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, USSD initiatives, ensure SS7/ Diameter/SIP/CAMEL interoperability, and collaborate with operators and executives to deliver robust releases on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field.
• 8–10+ years in telecom software development or VAS engineering.
• Deep VAS platform knowledge: CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, USSD.
• Strong working knowledge of SS7, Diameter, SIP, and CAMEL.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct engineering squads in design, development, integration, and deployment of VAS solutions.
• Architectural development and feature enhancements for CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, USSD.
• Manage signaling stacks including SS7, Diameter, SIP, CAMEL across core interfaces.
• Oversee testing, interoperability verification, and signaling trace analyses.
• Collaborate with product owners, R&D, QA, and operators to deliver releases.
• Mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and enforce coding standards.

Skills

VAS platforms

CRBT

RBT

SMSC

MMSC

USSD

SS7 signaling

Diameter signaling

SIP signaling

CAMEL signaling

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Wireshark

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

Position Summary:

Vintronics Consulting is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished Technical Manager specializing in Value Added Services (VAS) and Signaling Protocols to join our client engagement team for a leading telecom product company on a full-time permanent basis in Gurgaon, India. In this specialized telecommunications leadership role, you will spearhead directing product development, architecture design, protocol integration, and deployment lifecycle management for high-availability VAS platforms. You will work closely with software engineering squads, product managers, mobile network operators, and executive leadership to ensure uncompromising system performance, signaling reliability, and product innovation. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree in telecommunications or computer science, deep practical mastery of SS7, Diameter, SIP, CAMEL, and core messaging protocols (SMSC, MMSC, USSD, CRBT/RBT), and immediate availability for deployment in Gurgaon.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Technical Manager - VAS & Signaling Protocols at Vintronics Consulting in Gurgaon, India, you will take full ownership of technical product delivery, signaling protocol engineering, architecture reviews, and cross-functional team leadership across complex carrier-grade environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities encompass guiding engineering squads in developing and optimizing CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, and USSD platforms, troubleshooting complex protocol interoperability issues, and ensuring seamless SS7 and Diameter signaling integration. You will collaborate proactively with product owners, R&D teams, and tier-1 mobile operator stakeholders to deliver robust product releases on schedule. Working in a fast-paced telecommunications product development environment in Gurgaon, India, you will drive technical excellence, product scalability, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct engineering squads in the design, development, integration, and deployment of telecom VAS and signaling solutions.
• Spearhead architectural development and feature enhancements for CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, USSD, and VAS product platforms.
• Manage complex signaling protocol stacks including SS7, DIAMETER, SIP, and CAMEL across core network interfaces.
• Oversee protocol compliance testing, interoperability verification, and end-to-end signaling trace analyses.
• Collaborate proactively with product management, R&D teams, quality assurance squads, and executive stakeholders in Gurgaon.
• Troubleshoot high-severity production defects, signaling bottlenecks, and network integration failures.
• Mentor software engineers, conduct technical design reviews, and establish rigorous coding and documentation standards.
• Drive product roadmap execution, sprint planning, milestone tracking, and release management.
• Ensure strict adherence to carrier-grade availability, security baselines, and telecommunications standards (3GPP, ITU-T).
• Provide expert technical consultancy during client presentations, tender bids, and operator deployment rollouts.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 to 10+ years of professional experience in telecommunications software development, VAS engineering, or technical management.
• Deep technical proficiency and operational mastery of Value Added Services (VAS) platforms including CRBT, RBT, SMSC, MMSC, and USSD.
• Expert working knowledge of telecommunications signaling protocols: SS7, DIAMETER, SIP, and CAMEL.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional software engineering teams in telecom product companies.
• Strong troubleshooting, protocol analysis, and root-cause diagnostic capabilities (Wireshark, signaling analyzers).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional availability for full-time permanent employment in Gurgaon, India (Application email: [e-mail]).

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Hands-on experience with cloud-native deployment of VAS applications on Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices architectures.
• Prior working experience in tier-1 telecom product vendors (Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei) or specialized VAS product houses.
• Advanced knowledge of 5G Service-Based Architecture (SBA) and HTTP/2 signaling.
• PMP or Agile Scrum Master certification.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Hindi.

Application Information:

• Salary/Rate: Competitive market rate commensurate with experience
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Onsite (Gurgaon, India)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

When applying for senior technical management roles in the telecom product sector in India, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your SS7/Diameter protocol depth, VAS product architecture scale, and engineering team leadership track record.