IMS MRF Engineer (Media Resource Function & VoIP) | CompNova | Remote (USA, Canada)

CompNova; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

CompNova Inc. seeks an experienced IMS MRF Engineer to drive media resource provisioning and conferencing across remote operations in the USA and Canada.

You will architect, deploy, configure, and maintain MRFC/MRFP nodes, manage RTP/RTCP streams, and ensure high-quality media delivery with scalable infrastructure. The role requires 5+ years in carrier-grade voice/media processing, strong signaling expertise, and hands-on experience with CI/CD and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a technical discipline such as Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering or CS.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in telecom core networks and IMS media engineering.
• Strong operational expertise with RTP/RTCP/SIP and related signaling.
• Experience with audio/video codecs and transcoding.
• Proficient in real-time packet capture and network performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, test, and maintain MRFC/MRFP platforms.
• Manage RTP/RTCP streams, transcoding, tone generation, and announcements.
• Support multi-party conferencing, IVR, and emergency alerting services.
• Troubleshoot media path issues and codec mismatches.
• Integrate MRF with SBC/CSCF and application servers.
• Monitor resource utilization across virtualized infrastructure.
• Conduct RCA and remediation for media delivery faults.
• Maintain documentation and topology records.

Skills

RTP/RTCP/SIP

Codecs: G.711/G.729/AMR/H.264

VoIP/Media engineering

Cloud-native / VNFs / containers

Root-cause analysis

Remote work authorization USA/Canada

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering

Tools

Wireshark

Kubernetes

Docker

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Position Summary

Driving advanced IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) media processing, Media Resource Function (MRF) engineering, and real-time voice/video streaming across remote operations in the USA and Canada, CompNova is actively seeking an accomplished IMS MRF Engineer for a dynamic C2C professional engagement. In this vital technical role, you will architect, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise MRF controllers (MRFC) and MRF processors (MRFP) to support multi-party conferencing, announcements, transcoding, and tone generation. Bringing 5+ years of progressive professional experience in carrier-grade voice and media processing, you will empower Tier-1 mobile network operators to achieve uncompromised media session delivery, high audio-visual quality, and robust network scalability. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, high technical visibility, and professional growth within a premier global IT consulting and executive recruitment enterprise.

Detailed Job Description

As an IMS MRF Engineer supporting CompNova on a remote basis across the USA and Canada, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of media resource provisioning, SIP/RTP handling, audio/video transcoding, and conference bridging. Your day-to-day responsibilities include configuring MRFC/MRFP nodes, managing RTP/RTCP streams, troubleshooting media path failures, integrating with application servers, and collaborating directly with multidisciplinary core engineering squads and talent acquisition leaders like Salwan Singh.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, test, and maintain enterprise IMS Media Resource Function (MRF, MRFC, MRFP) platforms.
• Manage real-time transport protocol (RTP/RTCP) streams, audio/video transcoding, tone generation, and announcement playbacks.
• Support multi-party conferencing, voice mail integration, interactive voice response (IVR), and emergency alerting services.
• Troubleshoot complex media path anomalies, one-way audio issues, jitter, packet loss, and codec mismatch errors.
• Integrate MRF solutions with Session Border Controllers (SBC), Call Session Control Functions (CSCF), and application servers.
• Monitor media processing resource utilization, CPU loads, and port capacity across virtualized infrastructure.
• Conduct rigorous root-cause analysis (RCA) and incident remediation for media delivery faults and quality of service (QoS) drops.
• Maintain meticulous technical documentation, network topologies, codec profiles, and configuration backup logs.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in telecommunications core networks and IMS media engineering.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in RTP, RTCP, SIP, Megaco/H.248, and Session Description Protocol (SDP).
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in audio/video codecs (G.711, G.729, AMR, H.264) and transcoding.
• Deep practical experience in real-time packet capture and analysis tools including Wireshark and network performance monitors.
• Solid practical grasp of cloud-native infrastructure, virtualized network functions (VNFs), and containerized deployments.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving aptitude, attention to detail, and professional communication capabilities.
• Mandatory legal work authorization and physical availability for remote professional operations in the USA or Canada (C2C, W2, or IC eligible).

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional certifications in Nokia, Cisco, or Sonus/Ribbon telecommunications solutions.
• Hands-on familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker containerization, and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier multinational mobile network operators (MNOs) or carrier equipment vendors.
• Experience utilizing enterprise IT service management and agile tracking platforms (Jira, Confluence) for ticketing and issue resolution.
• Active participation in telecommunications engineering forums, standardization bodies, or VoIP research communities.

Application Information

• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise C2C Contracting Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Remote IMS MRF Engineering Opening – 10+ Openings)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 14 Days Preferred
• Contract Duration: Contract-to-Contract (C2C) / Remote Engagement (USA & Canada)