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Telecom NOC Engineer
NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company
Jeddah, KSA
Contract
Mid
Onsite
3 weeks ago
DiameterSIPNASRoutingLinuxPython
Free
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About the Role
NextGen is seeking a Telecom NOC Engineer to monitor, triage, and ensure stability of satellite connectivity. The role involves handling alarms, validating routing behavior, and coordinating with partner NOCs for 24/7 operational continuity.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor signaling pathways, routing behavior, SIM flows, OSS hooks, and cross core interactions impacting satellite service
- Detect, acknowledge, and triage alarms from monitoring platforms, ensuring rapid response and detailed logging
- Validate routing tables, signaling transactions, and core network behavior during fault or degradation events
- Serve as operational interface with partner NOCs for incident handling, alarm correlation, and workflow alignment
- Ensure signaling and routing flows remain compliant across commercial and beta service classes
- Contribute to playbooks, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides for core, gateway, and OSS interactions
- Maintain accurate logs, incident records, and ticket updates for internal and external teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics, or related technical field
- 2 5 years in NOC operations, telecom monitoring, satellite operations, or core network support
- Strong understanding of signaling (Diameter, SIP, NAS), routing fundamentals, and core network behavior
- Experience analyzing logs, traces, routing tables, and event correlation across network elements
- Familiarity with OSS/NMS tools, alarms, KPIs, dashboards, and monitoring platforms
- Hands on experience with Linux, scripting (Python/Bash), and troubleshooting tools
- Networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS) are advantageous
Full Job Posting
Position Overview
- The NOC Engineer (Service Assurance) is responsible for monitoring, triaging, and ensuring the stability of satellite connectivity across signaling, routing, SIM provisioning, OSS integrations, and core network interactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor signaling pathways, routing behavior, SIM flows, OSS hooks, and cross core interactions impacting satellite service
- Detect, acknowledge, and triage alarms from monitoring platforms, ensuring rapid response and detailed logging
- Escalate anomalies based on severity, impact, and operational thresholds
- Validate routing tables, signaling transactions, and core network behavior during fault or degradation events
- Diagnose issues across gateway, core, OSS, and cross domain integrations affecting service connectivity
- Perform detailed event analysis, correlate logs, and support root cause investigations with engineering teams
- Serve as the operational interface with partner NOCs for incident handling, alarm correlation, and workflow alignment
- Coordinate multi party triage calls, share logs and findings, and ensure timely tracking and closure of partner linked issues
- Maintain consistent communication loops and follow defined escalation paths
- Ensure signaling and routing flows remain compliant across commercial and beta service classes
- Perform periodic checks on SIM provisioning paths, authentication flows, and connectivity stability
- Validate OSS integration points, alarms, KPIs, and data hooks supporting service assurance visibility
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field
- Networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS) are advantageous
- 2–5 years in NOC operations, telecom monitoring, satellite operations, or core network support
- Experience with signaling flows, routing tables, authentication paths, or mobile core elements
- Hands on exposure to multi vendor NOC operations, incident workflows, and partner escalations
Required Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of signaling (e.g., Diameter, SIP, NAS), routing fundamentals, and core network behavior
- Knowledge of telecom connectivity flows (SIM activation, attach procedures, mobility, authentication)
- Experience analyzing logs, traces, routing tables, and event correlation across network elements
- Familiarity with OSS/NMS tools, alarms, KPIs, dashboards, and monitoring platforms
- Basic understanding of satellite networks, gateways, or hybrid RAN/core flows (preferred)
- Hands on experience with Linux, scripting (Python/Bash), and troubleshooting tools
Professional Skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills under time pressure
- Excellent communication skills for coordination with internal teams and partner NOCs
- High attention to detail with disciplined documentation and tracking
- Ability to work in fast paced, shift based environments
- Team oriented with strong ownership of incident resolution and service quality
Technology Proficiency
- NOC and OSS/NMS tools (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, SolarWinds)
- Logging tools (Elastic, Splunk, Kibana) and packet analysis tools (Wireshark)
- Ticketing/ITSM platforms (ServiceNow, Jira, Remedy)
- Basic scripting and automation (Python, Bash)
- Strong working knowledge of Excel, dashboards, and documentation tools
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in a shift based NOC environment, including nights and weekends
- Ability to stay attentive during extended monitoring sessions and incident bridges
- Occasional travel for training, partner coordination, or operational readiness activities
Deliverables
- Real time monitoring logs, incident tickets, and alarm responses
- Routing validation reports, signaling analysis outputs, and incident triage documentation
- Shift handover summaries and partner coordination records
- RCA inputs and recurring issue tracking reports
- Updated SOPs, playbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks
- Service quality dashboards and periodic operational health summaries
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