ORAN Operations Engineer

Job Description This is a remote position. We are searching for an ORAN Operations Engineer to join a pro ject in Romania . Position Title: ORAN Operations Engineer Position Type: 6 months rolling contract Start Date: ASAP Location Romania (Remote work) Contact: Iulia Balan | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62 Purpose of the Role Working closely with the wider Technical teams you will assume the following responsibilities: To carry out Testing, tracing, debugging and provide Operational Support of the client’s 4G/5G trial system in Romania and other parts of Europe as needed.(occasional business travel may be required) Support configuration changes as required To act as the local subject matter expert for the key phases of the project including troubleshooting and maintenance activities. (range of technologies: ORAN application, or cloud layer) To build and maintain excellent customer relationships with the operator from the outset thereby leading to a highly engaged and satisfied customer that maximises the chances of further opportunities & growth Attend weekly internal & customer technical & project meetings Manage technical risks and issues ensuring solutions are provided in a timely fashion to avoid critical impact to successful project delivery or network performance Provide installation, commissioning and configuration management of the system where required Support the customer in the execution of the Network testing phase in Europe ensuring all issues are reported and handled according to the agreed methodologies Experienced in RAN troubleshooting, debugging (range of technologies: ORAN application, or cloud layer) Provide technical support and knowledge transfer to customer staff Provide customer engagement on the ground ensuring the highest levels of customer engagement and satisfaction Testing Support – Create test cases, test plans and execute test plans for ORAN applications in customer labs. Document test results. This may include feature testing, performance testing and inter-operability testing. Tier2/3 Support – Work in a team environment, to troubleshoot commercial Virtualization and application issues, propose workarounds, and work with R&D to provide the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to the customer. This sometimes involves 24x7 support. Works closely with various support organizations and cross-functional teams and R&D to achieve successful new product roll-outs and developments. Ensure that customer commitments are achieved according to plan. Ability to travel sporadically during the project. Provide support during Rollout of SW or implementation of features/functionality and attend technical discussions on deployment topics and issues Support customer interfaces/periodic forums regarding the current and future ORAN technologies Create exceptional customer relationships Ensure close co-operation and support liaison with R&D when required Work to achieve close co-operation and support liaison with higher technical teams Soft Skills An excellent understanding of the relationship between supplier and customer during the project delivery, with a minimum of 8 years experience in a similar role. Excellent communications skills both internally and at varying levels within the customer’s organisation Excellent organisational skills and an ability to anticipate customer’s needs and act accordingly A high level of presentation, communication and planning skills. Ability to deliver updates to a high standard within tight timescales. Highly effective team player who recognises the power of a positive team environment in delivering results Able to access and communicate with all levels of management Enthusiastic and positive attitude Hard Skills Excellent knowledge in Radio Access Network (RAN & vRAN) Technologies Highly experienced in 4G & 5G network troubleshooting and configuration Fluent in spoken and written English, French Excellent report writing skills Excellent organisation and customer management skills Highly competent in 4G and 5G RAN technologies and solutions and has gained good exposure to 5G and virtualised environments VNF and CNF skills and/or experience K8S/Openstack/Harbor skills and experience For more details contact: sales( at)manningglobal.com Quoting reference: RO_MGIB_ORAN_ 13177 Or call Iulia on: +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62 View our latest jobs: www.manningglobal.com Follow us on twitter: @ManningGlobal If you know of anyone within your network who may also be interested in this position, would you please forward this ‘Email & Role’ to them. Please note: That we do all we can to respond to all applications but if we have not contacted you within 2 days following your application it's likely we have not shortlisted your cv for the position.