VAS Performance Engineer – Saudi Arabia
This position is a contract (1 year, extendable) with Tangent International, supporting a major telecom project focused on the VAS platform and cross-domain collaboration within Saudi Arabia.
- Recruiting Company: Tangent International
- Job Location: Saudi Arabia (KSA)
- Job Type: Contract (1 Year, Extendable)
- Application Method: Email CV to james.bundock@tanint.com
- Additional Information: Telecom project, VAS platform focus, Cross-domain collaboration
Position Summary
Tangent International is seeking a skilled VAS Performance Engineer to support a major telecom project in Saudi Arabia. This role is critical in ensuring optimal performance, availability, and continuous improvement of Value-Added Services (VAS) platforms across the network.
Detailed Job Description
As a VAS Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing key VAS platforms within a large‑scale telecom environment. You will work closely with Core, IP, Transmission, and IT teams to ensure service reliability, KPI compliance, and enhanced customer experience. The role involves deep performance analysis, root cause troubleshooting, and capacity planning based on traffic trends. You will also contribute to performance reporting, dashboard development, and automation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze VAS platform performance, ensuring KPI/KQI compliance
- Troubleshoot service issues and perform root cause analysis for performance degradations
- Optimize platforms including USSD, MCN, VMS, RBT, SMSC, Anti‑Spam, MMSC, and MCC
- Conduct capacity planning, traffic analysis, and performance tuning
- Develop performance reports, dashboards, and analytics use cases
- Collaborate with Core, IP, Transmission, IT, FO/BO, vendors, and customer teams
- Support automation initiatives to enhance monitoring and performance visibility
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Strong hands‑on experience in telecom VAS performance and operations
- Good knowledge of telecom protocols such as SMPP, HTTP, SIP, SS7, and Diameter
- Experience with performance monitoring tools such as ENIQ, CEM, probes, dashboards, or similar
- Solid understanding of 2G/3G/4G/5G Core network integration
- Proven ability in troubleshooting, optimization, and performance analysis
- Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills
Nice‑to‑Have Skills
- Experience with Python, SQL, or scripting for automation and data analysis
- Exposure to Big Data or advanced analytics platforms
- Experience in multi‑vendor telecom environments
- Familiarity with customer experience management (CEM) tools