Job Title:
Telecom Performance Engineer (IN, IMS, VAS, Cloud, PTT & MDM) | Tangent International | Saudi Arabia
Recruiting Company:
Tangent International
Job Location:
Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Job Type:
Contract
Contract Duration:
1 Year (Extendable)
Number of Positions:
Multiple
Project Type:
Major Telecom Network Performance & Optimization Project
Priority Consideration:
Candidates currently based in Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Industry:
Telecommunications / Network Performance Engineering
Preferred Vendor Experience:
Ericsson
Position Summary
Tangent International is recruiting multiple Telecom Performance Engineers for a major telecommunications transformation project in Saudi Arabia. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced telecom professionals to work on large-scale operator networks, driving performance optimization, capacity enhancement, service quality improvements, and operational excellence across critical telecom platforms and services.
Detailed Job Description
As part of a high-profile telecom deployment and optimization program, the selected engineers will be responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and improving the performance of key network domains, including Intelligent Network (IN), IMS, VAS, Cloud Infrastructure, and PTT & MDM solutions. The role requires strong analytical capabilities, deep telecom systems knowledge, and hands‐on experience in troubleshooting performance bottlenecks within live production networks. Successful candidates will collaborate with network operations, engineering, optimization, and vendor teams to ensure service reliability, subscriber experience, and platform scalability. This position offers exposure to mission‑critical telecom environments and the opportunity to contribute directly to the performance and stability of next‑generation telecommunications services.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize network and platform performance across assigned telecom domains.
- Identify service degradation trends, capacity constraints, and performance bottlenecks within production environments.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve service availability and quality.
- Develop performance reports, dashboards, and KPI analytics for management and technical stakeholders.
- Ensure platforms consistently meet agreed SLAs, customer experience targets, and operational objectives.
- Collaborate with operations, engineering, integration, and vendor teams to resolve technical performance issues.
- Analyze traffic patterns, utilization trends, and subscriber behavior to support forecasting and capacity planning.
- Validate performance following upgrades, migrations, patches, and new feature implementations.
- Recommend optimization strategies to improve system efficiency, throughput, response times, and resource utilization.
- Support proactive network monitoring initiatives and continuous service improvement programs.
- Maintain technical documentation, performance baselines, and optimization recommendations.
- Participate in troubleshooting complex incidents affecting service quality and customer experience.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
- Proven experience in telecom performance engineering, network optimization, or service assurance environments.
- Strong understanding of mobile core networks, service platforms, and telecom architecture.
- Experience analyzing KPIs, performance counters, alarms, logs, and traffic behavior.
- Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem‑solving skills.
- Hands‑on experience working within live telecom operator environments.
- Knowledge of telecom performance monitoring and reporting tools.
- Ability to work effectively in multi‑vendor and cross‑functional engineering teams.
- Strong communication and technical documentation skills.
- Ability to work in fast‑paced, mission‑critical telecommunications environments.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Ericsson telecommunications platform experience.
- Experience with Cloud‑Native and Virtualized Network Functions (VNF/CNF) environments.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, or containerized telecom infrastructure.
- Experience with automation, scripting, and performance analytics tools.
- Exposure to 4G LTE, VoLTE, 5G Core, and digital service platforms.
- Experience supporting large‑scale Tier‑1 mobile network operators.
- Familiarity with AI‑driven performance monitoring and observability solutions.