This is an exceptional job for a highly experienced and forward-thinking Director of Engineering, a specialist in Core Network and 5 G Core.
Lead the ongoing development, maintenance, and transformation of a global telecoms core network.
This role offers a unique opportunity to drive the evolution of a mission-critical infrastructure that supports cutting-edge Io T solutions and advanced mobile technologies, with their future transitioning to 5 G Core.
Rapidly growing in customers, revenue, and employees, this organisation has a clear vision and strategy for its future success.
This is a Senior role that requires strong technical ability coupled with a successful track record of people management and leadership.
Office First:- This role will be full-time in their Dublin-based office for your first six months.
This will massively assist you with your onboarding.
Their modern office space has a great buzz, with everyone collaborating.
After probation, it's three days a week hybrid, in the office or more if you like.
Essential technical expertise 2+yrs 5 G Core.
Cloud Applications & Cloud Infrastructure & Private Cloud.
In-depth knowledge of legacy and modern telecom core network elements, including 4 G and 5 G Core network environments.
Skilled in managing service continuity during transitionse.g., maintaining SMS over CS core while modernizing the signalling and service control layers.
Proven experience in LTE (EPC) and IMS domains, with hands-on involvement in transitioning to 5 GC.
Strong understanding of the evolution from traditional OCS/PCRF to cloud-native, converged PCC architectures Aligned with 3 GPP and ETSI standards.
Operational experience in NOC and live network environments across both MNO and MVNO footprints.
Practical expertise in cloud-native 5 G technologies, including: Containerized Network Functions (CNFs) CI/CD pipelines for network function deployment Have successfully managed a team who have deployed Kubernetes and observability tools.
You will understand these yourself and will be aware of trends within the industry.
What will this job entail? Validate and manage 3rd-party vendor solutions, ensuring high performance and cost-effectiveness.
Lead and manage a high-performing team of 10+ senior telecoms engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
Oversee the delivery, Level 3 operations, and maintenance of a global core network infrastructure, including legacy CS (Circuit-Switched) and modern EPC (LTE) and 5 G components.
Drive process improvements, automation, and efficiency across engineering and operational workflows.
Guide the design and implementation of telecom core network architecture, including detailed signal flows, call cases.
Support operational and project-based workstreams (e.g., PB tickets), ensuring timely and quality delivery.
5 G Core journey Your Leadership & Vision expertise: A transformational leader with a passion for energizing teams.
Proven success in reenergizing engineering teams and introducing disruptive technologies.
Advocates for cross-functional exposureensuring engineers understand both operations and design to improve overall performance and resiliency.
Customer-centric mindset, with a strong belief in learning from incidents to drive long-term system stability and reliability.
Promotes a culture of ownership, camaraderie, and continuous learning.
Skills: 5g core core networks operations