Telecom Engineer​/5G & VoLTE​/VoNR Onsite in Plano, TX; Local

Our client, a multinational telecommunications technology company, has an urgent and immediate need for a Network Automation Engineer. This role will lead the extension of an existing Core Implementation and Observability platform to ingest, normalize, and operationalize Fault Management (FM) data alongside existing Performance Management (PM) telemetry. The engineer will focus on Packet Core network functions and facilitate downstream analytics and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for NOC and Core Operations teams.

This is a hands‑on engineering role supporting a time‑bound project of 3 months and requires onsite full‑time presence.

• Design and implement ingestion pipelines for Fault Management (FM) alarm data from Core Network Functions.
• Normalize and correlate FM alarms with existing PM time series telemetry.
• Integrate alarm and performance data from NOC / OSS systems into a unified operational model.
• Expose clean, reliable datasets for analytics and RCA engines.
• Collaborate with analytics and domain experts to ensure data usability and correctness.
• Ensure solutions meet operational reliability, security, and performance expectations.
• Document data models, ingestion flows, and operational assumptions.

If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to Elite Technical.

• Strong hands on experience with Nokia Core Network platforms, especially:
  • Packet Core (UPF, SMF)
  • Experience with Core Network Operations / National Core Implementations.
• Proficiency in network automation and scripting:
  • Python (required)
  • Bash / Ansible (preferred)
• Solid understanding of telecom FM and PM data (alarms, KPIs, thresholds).
• Experience working in cloud native or virtualized environments (Kubernetes / Open Shift preferred).
• Strong Linux/Unix skills and experience with APIs and event‑driven systems.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Influx
  
  DB, Grafana or equivalent).