Senior Telecommunications Specialist

Overview
We are looking for an Experienced Senior Telecommunications Specialist with a strong operational and technical background across wireless and wired communication technologies, with demonstrated expertise in Wi-Fi systems, Cellular and Radio technologies, SDH/PDH multiplexing, Microwave links, LoRaWAN deployments and routing & switching. Also a proven track record supporting pre-sales engineering (including PoC designs and builds), technical support, project delivery and design activities within Commercial, Government and MoD environments.

Due to the nature of the role, this is an office based position only. This is an exciting opportunity within a fast based business.

Role and Responsibilities:

Working with stakeholders to establish requirements, the Project Manager, Field Manager and Departmental Director for all resourcing and tasking requirements and engaging with the Sales team & control pre-sales engineering requirements.

Support Cellular and Radio technologies, including integration, performance monitoring and optimisation across mobile and private networks.

Support SDH/PDH based transport networks and interfaces for legacy and modern telecom infrastructures.

Develop and support LoRaWAN IoT networks, including coverage planning, gateway deployment, and network server integration.

Design and support Microwave Point-to-Point/ Point-to-Multipoint systems for backhaul and connectivity solutions. Design & implement scalable and secure network architectures.

Evaluate & recommend networking technologies and equipment.

Configure, manage & troubleshoot routing & switching equipment across enterprise and service provider environments and technologies; inclusive of Layer-2 and Layer-3 routing protocols, VLANs.

Build, maintain and control all designs, configuration and policy documents.

Provide technical support both internally and externally, and identify and manage risks.

Assist with providing migration plans and ensuring governance and policies are met.

Manage and control Engineering department functions, such as;
Firmware change control, overseeing the wider team and engineering tasks/requirements and RMAs.

Employment History & Experience.

The candidate will ideally hold a Batchelor's degree with a telecommunication discipline, or a related field and/or a minimum of 8 years experience within the telecommunications industry.

Delivered level 1-3 technical support in fast-paced environments, resolving customer issues related to connectivity, hardware/software faults and service degradations.

Engaged in pre-sales engineering activities, including customer requirements capture, technical presentations, solution design, bill of materials (BOM) preparation and partner engagement.

Built and executed Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for customers to validate proposed solutions and technologies.

Led or supported telecom and network projects from inception through to delivery, including site surveys, design documents, installation, commissioning and test plans.

Produced details design documentation, including high-level and low-level designs, network diagrams, test specification and operational records.

Ensures all implementations complied with documented specifications, industry standards and client requirements.

Participated in tender processes, supporting proposals with technical input, pricing assumptions, solution architecture and compliance matrices.

Experience preparing formal responses to tender submissions and maintaining accurate design and document records throughout project life cycles.

Skills & Competencies:

The candidate will need to demonstrate a high percentage of the below areas:

Technical attributes:

Wireless and Radio: (Wi-Fi (enterprise) , cellular interfaces, RF fundamentals, microwave link technologies.

Transport & Multiplexing: SDH/PDH fundamentals, optical and radio transport systems.

IoT Networks:
LoRaWAN architecture and deployment.

Routing and Switching:
Later-2/3 technologies ideally to CCNA level.

Experience with firewalls, VPNs and network security measures, currant transport services, (EAD, Etherway as example).

PoC test setups and benchmarking.

Documentation:
High/low-level designs, BoMs, test plans,…