RAN Technical Specialist

Job Req ID: 33286

Posting Date: 10 May 2024

Function: Engineering

Unit: Networks

Location:

Rowley Lane, Borehamwood, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive salary + bonus + benefits

All locations: Bristol and Borehamwood

Working Style: 3 days a week office, 2 days anywhere

Why this job matters

We are looking for a RAN Technical Specialist role to join our Mobile Test & Inoovations Labs team.

The purpose of Mobile Test & Innovations Labs is to design, integrate/build, test, and deliver market-leading converged mobile network services. The success of the function is based upon delivering stable, best in class, converged services using the latest technologies – transforming our network with 5G and Network Function Virtualisation. We are innovators who make future services happen.

You will be playing a pivotal role in the completion of lab builds, investigation of problems, tools and processes. You will ensure that the function is able to build new services and refine existing services in line with our Customer Experience and Network Leadership goals. You will be working at the forefront of your domain to try out new capability before it goes to market and to reduce the manual effort in managing the network function.

What you’ll be doing

• You will be accountable for the completion of lab builds, investigation of problems, tools and processes.

• Maintaining SLA’s where practical and in the event that an SLA is not met, working to achieve the earliest resolution.

• Responsible for the technical task assignment into the RAN team to ensure test environment build and delivery.

• Act as a technical expert to a specific technology area, understanding how it impacts on other areas within the Test Facility and ensure that the knowledge accrued is documented, guiding and training other staff in their area of expertise.

• Develop additional areas of knowledge and expertise to widen the overall Test Facility understanding and how all technical components work together, being recognised as a technical expert in multiple areas.

• Work using agile processes and software engineering to implement changes in order to improve the process. Represent the team as part of agile squads.

What you'll bring

Mandatory:

• Expert knowledge of Ericsson / Nokia /or Huawei RAN Hardware, software and features and associated OSS systems

• Expert level relevant industry knowledge of RAN systems- 4G,5G and IT & Networks.

• Analysis of traces to determine compliance to 3GPP call flow.

• Good knowledge of the Testing and Project Life-cycles and agile delivery.

• Operation & Maintenance of nodes and use of monitoring/call tracing systems for troubleshooting(such as TEMs, Xcal).

• Good breadth of knowledge of other technical areas of work; e.g. Core, IP or VASI, Network Support, Facility Services.

Nice to have (these skills can also be learned on the job) :

• Understand the detail of how a call is made and received over the network and the systems it touches.

• Experience with virtualised RAN.

• Problem sovling skills.

• Comfortable with participating in strategy setting sessions.

Your Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration and inclusivity. Benefits of working for BT include:

• Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career

• 10% on target bonus

• 25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

• Life Assurance

• Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%

• Direct Share scheme

• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment

• Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks

• 3 volunteering days per year

• Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

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