Telecom Cloud & VNF/CNF Project Manager – Remote EU

MLR Associates; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MLR Associates is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with deep expertise in telecom software delivery, cloud-native networks, and Unix/Linux environments. This remote EU-based role leads cross-functional teams across Design, Integration, Validation, and Acceptance, coordinating with MS, NPI, Care, and R&D to drive complex telecom transformation programs.

The ideal candidate has hands-on VNF/CNF cloud experience, strong knowledge of IMS/VoLTE protocols, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Solid experience in software telecom solution development, system integration, and enterprise project management.
• Strong Unix/Linux knowledge and enterprise databases (Aerospike, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL).
• Deep TCP/IP networking knowledge and telecom protocols (Diameter, HTTP/2, SIP, SOAP-XML, SNMP).
• Cloud knowledge with VNF/CNF experience and platforms like VMware, OpenStack, CBIS, CBAM, NCS, NCOM.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust technical project leadership, planning, and end-to-end execution for complex telecom software delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery activities across Design, Integration, Validation, and Acceptance.
• Conduct risk analysis, mitigation, and issue resolution throughout projects lifecycles.
• Produce project status reports highlighting achievements, progress, results, and next steps.
• Lead customer-facing activities and executive engagements across European accounts.
• Interface with R&D and review critical documentation (HLD/LLD/SVS/ATP/MOP).
• Manage end-to-end Test and Acceptance coordination across multi-domain environments.
• Oversee integrations across IMS, VoLTE, HSS/HLR, UDM, OSS/BSS systems.

Skills

Unix/Linux

TCP/IP networking

VNF/CNF cloud

HSS/HLR/IMS knowledge

Project leadership

R&D coordination

Enterprise databases

HLD/LLD/MOP reviews

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Telecommunications Engineering/CS/SE

Tools

VMware

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Docker

CBIS

CBAM

NCS

NCOM

Job description

MLR Associates is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with deep expertise in telecom software delivery, cloud-native networks, and Unix/Linux environments. This remote EU-based role leads cross-functional teams across Design, Integration, Validation, and Acceptance, coordinating with MS, NPI, Care, and R&D to drive complex telecom transformation programs.

The ideal candidate has hands-on VNF/CNF cloud experience, strong knowledge of IMS/VoLTE protocols, and a track record of