Network & OSS Design Engineer

Would you like to be part of our new adventure? Vodafone Group launched its new technological HUB in 2021, an international center of excellence dedicated to research and development of technical solutions, such as Secure Networks, 5G and 6G development, Open RAN, IoT, MPN & MEC and UCC for Vodafone Business, platforms and enterprise solutions.

This vacancy is part of VOIS Spain, legal entity part of Vodafone Group.

Come and join us to create the future together

For the role of Specialist GPON Technology Engineer we are looking for candidates with a broad range of skills. The responsibilities include:

• Engineering and lifecycle management of the network elements as well as the management of the suppliers in the GPON/FFTx Fixed Access domain
• Develop the fiber access connectivity for all market segments in GPON &FTTx design and process requirements and evaluations of supplier tenders, whereby the projects are located in European Vodafone national companies
• Participate in the choice and control of suppliers and take over the technical contract conditions
• Creation of planning, implementation, and installation specifications as well as the product-related configuration for connectivity
• Create interference suppression and optimization rules for connectivity and control the system acceptance and introduction and carry them out successfully
• Lifecycle management of fixed access xPON/FTTx platforms (OLT, L2 ONT, EMS and SDN)
• Define the rules for capacity management of fixed access xPON/FTTH platforms to guarantee the best performance to customers
• Coordination of implementation for new projects impacted xPON/FTTHx platforms
• Implementation of new services for Consumer, Enterprise (i.e. new speeds or fixed services over XGS-PON) and Mobile Backhauling over xPON/FTTx technology
• Support testing activities for new SW upgrades, bug fixing, security patches, etc
• High- and Low-Level Design (HLD & LLD) for new services and/or platforms
• Implementation of security policies defined in Vodafone to hardening all fixed access xPON/FTTx platforms
• Automation of network activities in fixed access xPON/FTTx platforms by use of scripting or RPA technics

What you bring:

• University degree: Telecommunication degree, with 5+ years of experience
• Very good knowledge of fixed access technologies (such as GPON, XGSPON and new PON flavours as well as P2P Ethernet fiber) with special emphasis on SDN (Software Defined Network)
• Experience in handling with protocols and interfaces, especially southbound interfaces between OSS and SDN-C (e.g. XML, JSON, SOAP, RESTconf, Netconf, YANG, Openflow, Kafka, Corba etc.)
• Be competent on Standard Web Services commonly used in the OSS /SDN-C environment (Keycloak, Grafana, MariaDB etc.)
• Communication and security protocols. Switching and Routing protocols (i.e. VLAN, L2/L3 QoS, etc). Validation and authentication protocols: PPP, DHCP, etc
• Strong experience working in cross engineering teams. Strong capacity for teamwork
• Advanced level of English

Please, apply with an English version of your CV.

Why Vodafone?
At Vodafone, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We take pride in our commitment to providing equal opportunities to individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We firmly believe that diversity includes a spectrum of experiences, and we welcome and support individuals with functional diversity.

Our mission is to create an accessible workplace where all team members can thrive, regardless of their unique abilities or challenges. We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to ensure that everyone can fully participate and excel in our organization. We value the unique perspectives and talents that individuals with functional diversity bring to our team and consider them an integral part of our success and innovation.

We recognize and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workplace so that we are as diverse as the customers and communities we serve. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social or marital status.

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job advert, we encourage you to apply as you may be just the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help see how your skills fit in.

Benefits:

• We offer hybrid (2 days in the office)
• Competitive salary
• Intensive Summer Schedule
• Intensive schedule every Friday
• Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• 25 days holiday + December 24th and 31st
• Restaurant tickets
• Online training

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