Staff Network Integration Engineer

About the role

This role is fully remote in the US.

The Staff Network Integration Engineer – Core Components leads the end-to-end integration, configuration, and automated deployment of 4G EPC, 5G Core, and satellite earth station core software components across pre-production, staging, and commercial network environments. Operating within the Network Implementation organization, this role translates architectural guidelines from Network Design & Planning into production configurations, optimizes zero-touch software rollouts, manages carrier interconnects, and ensures high availability across live operational stacks.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation, configuration, and end-to-end integration of core network elements — EPC, 5GC, MME, IMS, HSS, DRA — across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
• Integrate and configure the Entitlement Server (ES) for device authentication and OTA provisioning services, aligned to GSMA.
• Configure and validate signaling and roaming interfaces (S6a, S8, Diameter, IPX) to bring up global MNO/MVNO partner integrations and roaming hub capability.
• Support core/RAN integration work across the various initiatives supporting multiple environments from QA to Production.
• Support integration of KYC subscriber verification flows with core/BSS systems for regulatory-compliant onboarding, SIM/eSIM activation, and identity validation across partner networks.
• Build and own CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD/GitOps) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) to automate software rollouts.
• Author and execute Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and rollback plans for core software deployments, upgrades, and configuration changes.
• Stand up element-level metrics, health alarms, and real-time dashboards (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenObserve/OTel) to speed root-cause analysis and L4 escalations.
• Function as the lead technical expert, advocating for standardized architecture while bridging communications between R&D, field deployment, and network operations units.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in 3GPP 4G LTE EPC and 5G Core network architectures, parameters, and service flows.
• Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting Diameter, S6a and S8 protocol stacks.
• 6+ years in Python/Bash scripting, Linux administration, CI/CD toolchains (Jenkins, ArgoCD/GitOps), and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks (Terraform, Ansible).
• Hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure experience (EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch) deploying and operating containerized network functions in production.
• Hands-on knowledge of SMSC and messaging architecture, including SMPP and SS7 MAP protocols, for provisioning and triaging service delivery.
• Deep understanding of Entitlement Server (ES) frameworks and OTA provisioning standards (GSMA/TS.43) for device services.
• Proven track record authoring and executing MOPs, rollback procedures, and change-governance runbooks in production telecom environments.
• Comfortable building monitoring/alerting pipelines (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenObserve, OTel) rather than only consuming dashboards built by others.
• Track record partnering across design, test, deployment, and operations functions in a telecom or satellite NTN environment.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this role is San-Francisco Bay Area: $155,000 — $165,000. Other US Areas: $180,000 — $190,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant training.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option-based equity program.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plan.
• Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement.
• A generous time-off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad.
• Access to a world-class team across software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite, and network virtualization.