Lead Wireless Network Cloud Engineer

$106,700 - $177,900/Yr

Cox Communications - Doraville, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Doraville, GA

10,001+ employees

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

The Wireless Engineering team at Cox Communications is at the forefront of planning and engineering the deployment of our Stand Alone multi-wireless use case 5G Core Platform. We are seeking a Lead Wireless Network Cloud Engineer who will play a pivotal role in providing detailed architectural, design, and implementation documentation and expertise for both virtualized and cloud-native network functions. This position is crucial for the successful deployment of our Common Platform as well as the 5G Production Core. The Lead Wireless Network Cloud Engineer will leverage their extensive knowledge of the wireless industry to drive task completion and oversee projects, reporting directly to our AVP of Wireless Architecture. In this role, the Lead Wireless Network Cloud Engineer will be responsible for understanding and implementing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Kubernetes (K8s) along with ancillary cloud-native tools such as Jaeger, ELK Stack, and Prometheus. They will partner with operations team members to prepare low-level designs, configurations, and methods to ensure operational reliability, scalability, and standardization. The engineer will also become the subject matter expert on operational needs surrounding common cloud networking, including alerting, automation, and integrations with service ticketing and logging systems. Additionally, the engineer will drive the design, build, and testing activities of the Cox 5G Common Core virtualized cloud platform and orchestration. They will be tasked with troubleshooting and diagnosing complex problems within Cox's wireless networks while minimizing customer impacts. The role requires collaboration with peer engineering teams to understand proposed changes to hardware, software, or configurations and their implications. The Lead Wireless Network Cloud Engineer will also translate high-level engineering documentation into actionable configurations and test plans, ensuring that all technical requirements are met during maintenance activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of NFV and K8s and ancillary cloud-native tools such as Jaeger, ELK Stack, Prometheus, and CI/CD Pipeline like Jenkins.
• Partner with Operations team members to prepare low-level designs, configurations, and methods to ensure operational success.
• Become the subject matter expert in operational needs around common cloud networking, including alerting and automation.
• Drive the design, build, and test activities of Cox 5G Common Core virtualized cloud platform and orchestration.
• Methodically scope, troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix complex problems on Cox wireless networks.
• Collaborate with peer engineering teams to understand proposed changes and their implications.
• Translate high-level engineering documentation into working configurations and test plans.
• Participate in planned maintenance activities during maintenance windows.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 6 years' experience in the Wireless Communications Industry, or equivalent experience.
• Background in the Telecom Vertical (3G, 4G, and 5G).
• Experience deploying Cloud Native applications and working with Kubernetes, CNFs, and container attached storage.
• 3 years in architecture in cloud networking and security, with hands-on experience in Telco Cloud platforms.
• Experience building Telco Cloud strategy and deployment models.
• Experience in performance management or operating large-scale service provider wireless networks.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge in LTE and 5G Core network 3GPP standards and wireless OEM architectures.
• 3 years of experience in Networking, Security, Telco, and product management.
• Good understanding of Agile Methodology.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong awareness of technology trends and their potential influence on business.
• Ability to lead in a constantly evolving environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Understanding of 4G EPC and 5G Core architecture, procedures, and protocol stacks.
• Proficiency with 5G NFs such as PCF, BSF, SCP, NRF, NSSF, NEF, SLF.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation with pay as deemed consistent with duties and company needs.
• Seven paid holidays throughout the year.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for personal or family wellness.
• Additional paid time off for bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteering, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.