Mobile Packet Core Designer
Posted 2 days ago by Flint UK Technology Services
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Mobile Packet Core Designer role involves designing, developing, and optimizing mobile packet core networks within a telecom environment. The position emphasizes architecture, design, and implementation support for EPC/5G Core platforms, ensuring high-availability mobile data services. The candidate will collaborate with various teams to deliver effective packet core solutions. This is a 3-month rolling contract based in London with a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop mobile packet core network architectures across EPC and/or 5G Core environments.
- Produce high-level and low-level design documentation (HLD/LLD).
- Support capacity planning, performance optimisation, and network evolution.
- Work closely with engineering, operations, and vendor teams to deliver packet core solutions.
- Contribute to integration and migration activities across LTE and 5G networks.
- Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, and scalability requirements.
- Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting support during deployment and testing.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience with Mobile Packet Core technologies (EPC/5G Core).
- Hands-on knowledge of SGW, PGW, MME, PCRF, UPF, SMF, AMF components.
- Experience producing network design documentation (HLD/LLD).
- Understanding of 3GPP standards and mobile data protocols (GTP, Diameter, HTTP/2).
- Experience working with virtualised/cloud-native telecom infrastructure (NFV, Kubernetes, OpenStack or similar).
- Strong stakeholder communication and vendor management skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Mobile Packet Core Designer
Location: London (Hybrid)
Contract: 3-month rolling contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Mobile Packet Core Designer to support the design, development, and optimisation of mobile packet core networks within a telecom environment. The role will focus on architecture, design, and implementation support across EPC/5G Core platforms, ensuring scalable, high-availability mobile data services.
Key Responsibilities
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Design and develop mobile packet core network architectures across EPC and/or 5G Core environments.
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Produce high-level and low-level design documentation (HLD/LLD).
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Support capacity planning, performance optimisation, and network evolution.
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Work closely with engineering, operations, and vendor teams to deliver packet core solutions.
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Contribute to integration and migration activities across LTE and 5G networks.
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Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, and scalability requirements.
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Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting support during deployment and testing.
Required Skills & Experience
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Strong experience with Mobile Packet Core technologies (EPC/5G Core).
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Hands-on knowledge of SGW, PGW, MME, PCRF, UPF, SMF, AMF components.
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Experience producing network design documentation (HLD/LLD).
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Understanding of 3GPP standards and mobile data protocols (GTP, Diameter, HTTP/2).
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Experience working with virtualised/cloud-native telecom infrastructure (NFV, Kubernetes, OpenStack or similar).
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Strong stakeholder communication and vendor management skills.
Desirable
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Experience with major vendors such as Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, or Cisco packet core solutions.
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Exposure to 5G Standalone (SA) deployments.
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Experience in CI/CD, automation, or network orchestration environments.
Working Model
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Hybrid working with regular presence in London.
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3-month rolling contract, with potential extension.