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Packet Core Engineer
About this role
A full-time Packet Core Engineer role based in Lagos with Proten International. The role focuses on managing and maintaining a Huawei LTE Packet Core network to ensure service availability, performance, fault resolution, capacity planning and network upgrades for subscribers. The position targets experienced engineers with hands-on LTE Packet Core operations and Huawei equipment. The employer provides human resources and management consulting services and is recruiting to fill this technical role within its network operations context.
What you would do
- Operate and maintain Huawei LTE Packet Core elements (MME, SGW, PGW, PCRF, HSS) as applicable
- Monitor network performance, alarms, node health, resource utilisation and service availability
- Conduct routine health checks, preventive maintenance, configuration backups and approved software upgrades
- Troubleshoot LTE connectivity issues including subscriber authentication, APN problems, session drops and bearer establishment failures
- Analyse network signalling and protocol traces to identify faults and support resolution
- Investigate major incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
- Monitor performance indicators, traffic trends, capacity utilisation and service quality
- Identify capacity constraints and recommend improvements or expansions
- Coordinate with Huawei technical support and internal teams to resolve issues
- Support integration, upgrades, testing and migration to virtualised or cloud platforms
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in telecommunications with hands-on LTE Packet Core operations
- Proven experience managing Huawei LTE Packet Core equipment in a live network
- Strong understanding of LTE EPC architecture, subscriber authentication, APN configuration, bearer management, GTP, Diameter and QoS
- Knowledge of IP networking, routing, VLANs, IPv4/IPv6 and transport interfaces
- Experience analysing protocol traces with Wireshark or similar tools
- Familiarity with Huawei network management systems and troubleshooting tools
- Understanding of Linux/Unix, network redundancy and disaster recovery
- Experience handling network incidents, performance optimisation and escalations
- Exposure to virtualised Packet Core solutions, NFV or cloud-based migrations is an advantage
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