Senior NPO & RAN Engineer

Bullock Tech Talent Partners; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Bullock Tech Talent Partners seeks a Senior NPO & RAN Engineer in Cape Town City Centre (on-site) to own end-to-end performance, capacity optimization, and strategic evolution of the 4G and 5G networks.

The role requires 12+ years in telecommunications focusing on RAN & NPO, with strong data analytics skills using Python and SQL. You will lead a cross-functional team and drive roaming governance, feature optimization, and executive-ready insights.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in telecommunications with a focus on RAN and NPO.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in LTE, 5G NR, and MOCN architectures.
• Strong data analytics and KPI dashboard experience.
• Vendor PM/FM tools experience.
• Knowledge of roaming governance and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performance team of 4–6 engineers across Core, IP Core, and Transmission.
• Oversee roaming configuration and performance analysis.
• Roll out and optimize advanced features.
• Design and maintain KPI dashboards to streamline internal tasks.
• Perform root-cause analysis for complex network issues.
• Translate technical insights for executive decision-making.

Skills

RAN

NPO

LTE

5G NR

MOCN

Python

SQL

Nemo

TEMS

Leadership

Tools

Nemo

TEMS

Job description

Location: Cape Town City Centre (on-site)

** 12+ years experience in telecommunications with a focus on Radio Access Networks (RAN) and Network Performance & Optimization (NPO) considering 5G FWA plus Mobile Networks. **

Purpose:

The Senior NPO & RAN Engineer will be responsible for the end-to-end performance, capacity optimization, and strategic evolution of the 4G and 5G networks.

This role acts as a technical bridge, leading a cross-functional team to translate complex network data into actionable business growth and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cross-Domain Leadership: Lead a high-performance team of 4–6 engineers specialized in Core, IP Core, and Transmission to ensure seamless end-to-end network alignment and performance.
• Roaming Performance & Governance: Oversee roaming configuration and detailed performance analysis, governing roaming partner performance to optimize costs and service quality.
• Advanced Feature Optimization: Lead the rollout and parameter optimization of advanced features.
• Data-Driven Analytics: Design and maintain advanced KPI dashboards using to make workflow easier for internal assigned tasks and assignments.
• Service Assurance: Conduct root-cause analysis for complex issues, including high SDR, load shifting, and poor uplink coverage.
• User experience Management: Must have strong network customer complain solving capabilities.
• Experience: 12+ years in Telecommunications with a focus on Radio Access Networks (RAN) and Network Performance & Optimization (NPO) considering 5G FWA plus Mobile Networks.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of LTE, 5G NR, and MOCN architectures.
• Leadership: Proven experience managing technical teams across multiple infrastructure domains.
• Tool Proficiency: Mastery of vendor-specific PM/FM tools, as well as drive test tools like Nemo and TEMS etc.
• Data Science Skills: Proficiency in Python, SQL.
• Exceptional analytical and logical reasoning with a tactical, systems-level thinking mindset.
• Ability to translate technical network insights for executive-level decision-making.
• Resilient and performance-driven, with strong emotional intelligence for mentoring and collaborative knowledge-sharing.