5G Network Technologist
Digital Catapult
- Belfast
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee the management of the 5G/4G/LTE/NB-IoT Testbed in Northern Ireland, ensuring its efficient operation and availability for experimentation and testing purposes.
- Engage with specific industry partners and technology companies to collect requirements for 5G use cases, offering technical assistance to teams developing specialized applications and services.
- Collaborate closely with the Northern Ireland team to configure and facilitate service access within the testbed, including equipment provisioning and access/firewall (VPN) configuration.
- Provide L1/L2 technical support to teams working on use case applications and services, resolving technical issues and facilitating project advancement.
- Partner with the broader 5G Technology team and the NI team to establish 5G-related use cases and explore new innovation opportunities, ensuring alignment with the broader Digital Catapult team and delivering comprehensive documentation support.
- Develop and deliver informative content on 5G technology, encompassing fundamentals, business prospects, and potential roadmaps, to assist industry partners in developing pertinent use cases.
- Proficiency in configuring and managing 5G/4G/LTE/NB-IoT network infrastructure components, including RAN/core architecture and functionalities.
- Demonstrated experience in network testing and troubleshooting in a professional setting with a comprehensive networking experience, minimum CCNA level, with a strong understanding of network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP, and configurations and troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, Netstat, … .
- Proficiency in at least one virtualization system (e.g., vSphere, VMWare, OpenStack, KVM) and experience in managing virtual environments.
- Experience working with network monitoring and management tools, such as Grafana, Prometheus or Nagios.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, with excellent communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year:
- Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary;
- 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance; buying holiday, topping up your pension;
- E-Vehicle Scheme; Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal;
- Life insurance 4x salary;
- Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice;
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave;
- Hybrid working - with great offices to work from 1-3 days per week;
- Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us;
- Company social events throughout the year and free office snacks!