Remote MVNO Core Network Lead

Airalo; United States; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Airalo is seeking a Technical Team Lead to drive the global build and integration of Full MVNO systems. You will lead a small team of engineers and QA to architect, test, and deliver end-to-end MVNO capabilities across markets.

You will own core components from HSS/HLR to packet core and signaling stacks, ensuring regulatory compliance and service readiness for data, voice, and SMS. This is a remote, full-time role with global scope.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on in mobile core networks.
• 2+ years leading a team of engineers/QA in agile/delivery environments.
• Strong working knowledge of both packet core and voice core including HSS/HLR, policy and charging, VoLTE and legacy voice.
• Expertise across the signalling stack: Diameter, SS7, SIP.
• Experience with messaging architecture and SMS routing, interworking with operators.
• Delivery mindset across multiple concurrent rollout streams with clear documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage a team of engineers and QA specialists across global rollout streams.
• Establish engineering best practices, integration templates, automated testing strategies and handover standards.
• Lead technical integrations with host mobile network operators globally (signalling, data, voice, messaging).
• Own architecture and setup of Full MVNO core components (HSS/HLR to packet core, signalling, routing, messaging).
• Direct implementation and troubleshooting across the signalling stack (Diameter, SS7).
• Ensure end-to-end service readiness for data, voice and SMS (session management, policy, data routing, VoLTE, legacy voice, interconnects).
• Design and validate mobile number portability routing per country regulations, ensure regulatory compliance and emergency services routing.

Skills

Mobile core networks

Team leadership

Packet core

VoLTE & legacy voice

Diameter/SS7/SIP

SMS routing

Documentation handovers

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in telecommunications/CS/EE

Tools

Nokia

Ericsson

Mavenir

Oracle Communications

Cisco

Summa Networks

NetNumber

XIUS

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Airalo is seeking a Technical Team Lead to drive the global build and integration of Full MVNO systems. You will lead a small team of engineers and QA to architect, test, and deliver end-to-end MVNO capabilities across markets.

You will own core components from HSS/HLR to packet core and signaling stacks, ensuring regulatory compliance and service readiness for data, voice, and SMS. This is a remote, full-time role with global scope.