Job Description

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.

Job Tags

Contract work, Local area, Night shift

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