Core Network Engineer
3B Staffing LLC, Plano, TX, United States
Core Network Engineer - Nokia
Location:
Plano, TX, US (On-site, Local Candidates Only)
Contract Type:
3-Month Contract (C2C)
Travel:
None Required
Final round will be onsite interview
Hands-on operational experience with Nokia Packet Core (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF), strong understanding of Packet Core call flows, degradation/failure scenarios, alarm patterns, KPIs, and L3/L4 support or NOC experience.
Company Overview
Our client is a leading multinational telecommunications technology company seeking a skilled
Core Network Engineer
to provide operational expertise in Nokia Packet Core networks. This is a time-sensitive project requiring on-site presence in Plano, TX.
Role Summary
The Core Network Engineer will act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Packet Core operations, ensuring that analytics and root cause analysis (RCA) results are accurate, credible, and actionable from a Core Network Operations (NOC) perspective. This is a domain validation and governance role,
not a development role , supporting a pilot project with a strong focus on operational integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Provide SME guidance on Nokia Packet Core network functions (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF).
Validate alarm correlations and RCA signatures against actual operational behavior.
Define and assess success criteria from a Core Ops/NOC perspective.
Identify incorrect correlations, false positives, and missing scenarios.
Support interpretation of analytics outputs for operations and engineering teams.
Contribute to pilot findings, recommendations, and next-step decisions.
Required Technical Skills
Hands-on operational experience with Nokia Packet Core (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF).
Strong understanding of Packet Core call flows and common degradation/failure scenarios.
Knowledge of alarm patterns and KPIs.
Experience in L3/L4 support, NOC, or ATAC-type environments.
Preferred Experience
Exposure to national-scale Core Network environments.
Familiarity with adjacent Core functions: USD, UDM, PCF, Charging, IMS Voice Core.
Experience participating in RCA, incident reviews, or post-mortems.
Location:
Plano, TX, US (On-site, Local Candidates Only)
Contract Type:
3-Month Contract (C2C)
Travel:
None Required
Final round will be onsite interview
Hands-on operational experience with Nokia Packet Core (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF), strong understanding of Packet Core call flows, degradation/failure scenarios, alarm patterns, KPIs, and L3/L4 support or NOC experience.
Company Overview
Our client is a leading multinational telecommunications technology company seeking a skilled
Core Network Engineer
to provide operational expertise in Nokia Packet Core networks. This is a time-sensitive project requiring on-site presence in Plano, TX.
Role Summary
The Core Network Engineer will act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Packet Core operations, ensuring that analytics and root cause analysis (RCA) results are accurate, credible, and actionable from a Core Network Operations (NOC) perspective. This is a domain validation and governance role,
not a development role , supporting a pilot project with a strong focus on operational integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Provide SME guidance on Nokia Packet Core network functions (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF).
Validate alarm correlations and RCA signatures against actual operational behavior.
Define and assess success criteria from a Core Ops/NOC perspective.
Identify incorrect correlations, false positives, and missing scenarios.
Support interpretation of analytics outputs for operations and engineering teams.
Contribute to pilot findings, recommendations, and next-step decisions.
Required Technical Skills
Hands-on operational experience with Nokia Packet Core (UPF, SMF, AMF, PCF).
Strong understanding of Packet Core call flows and common degradation/failure scenarios.
Knowledge of alarm patterns and KPIs.
Experience in L3/L4 support, NOC, or ATAC-type environments.
Preferred Experience
Exposure to national-scale Core Network environments.
Familiarity with adjacent Core functions: USD, UDM, PCF, Charging, IMS Voice Core.
Experience participating in RCA, incident reviews, or post-mortems.