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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Automation Engineer - **Company:** INTEGRATED PERSONNEL INC - **Location:** Bedminster, NJ, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $104,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 4G (Telecommunication), LTE (Telecommunication), Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Cellular Networks, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Netconf, Network Functions Virtualization, Packet Analyzer, Ansible, Systems Integration, Wireless Networks, Istio, Pytest, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, OSS/BSS, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Grpc - **Published:** May 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c493ec2eb35a16aa ## About the Role Do you have experience in gRPC?, * 7+ years of network engineering experience, with at least 2 years in 4G/5G mobile core (EPC and/or 5GC). * Working knowledge of 5G SA architecture and the major control- and user-plane NFs; comfortable reading 3GPP-style call flows. * Hands-on experience integrating or testing mobile core deployments - not just operating them - including lab-to-production transitions. * Production-grade Python: you write code others maintain, not just scripts. Familiarity with REST/gRPC, async I/O, and at least one test framework (pytest or equivalent). * Experience with IoT cellular networks (NB-IoT, LTE-M, or 5G IoT slices) and the provisioning side of IoT (eSIM/eUICC, IoT connectivity platforms, subscriber lifecycle). * Solid troubleshooting fundamentals: packet captures, signaling analysis, log correlation across NFs. #Tech2026, * Experience supporting AT&T's US IoT network - its services, provisioning stack, and customer-facing platforms. * Familiarity with AT&T internal automation and test tooling. * Experience with connected-car / automotive cellular workloads (eUICC remote provisioning, persistent connectivity, mobility patterns). * Consumer wireless network experience (subscriber scale, mass provisioning, MVNO interfaces). * Automation tooling beyond Python: Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines for network functions, NETCONF/YANG, Robot Framework, or similar for network test automation. * Experience with cloud-native NF deployments (Kubernetes, Helm, service mesh). * Test tooling experience: traffic generators, signaling simulators, network emulation. Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour Experience: * 5G Core Architecture: 5 years (Required) * Python coding: 8 years (Required) * IoT cellular networks: 5 years (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bedminster, NJ 07921 ## Description We are onboarding a new 5G Standalone (SA) Core from the lab into production to serve our IoT, consumer, and connected-car traffic. This role owns the engineering work that gets it there: design input, test plan execution, integration with surrounding OSS/BSS and provisioning systems, and the automation that makes all of the above repeatable. You will be hands-on. You will write Python. You will validate that provisioning and data services work end-to-end before customer traffic touches the new core. This is a senior individual contributor role. You will not manage people, but you'll set technical direction, mentor, and represent the team in cross-functional design reviews. Please note that this is a remote opportunity for applicants based in the US. What you'll do * Contribute to design reviews for the 5G SA Core lab-to-production transition, with a focus on data-plane and provisioning correctness. * Build and execute integration test plans against core network functions (AMF, SMF, UPF, UDM/UDR, AUSF, NRF, PCF, NSSF) and the surrounding ecosystem (HSS migration paths, OSS/BSS, DNS, charging, policy). * Validate IoT and consumer provisioning flows end-to-end: SIM/eSIM/eUICC onboarding, subscriber activation, profile changes, network attach, PDU session establishment, data session continuity. * Build automation - primarily in Python - for repeatable testing, configuration, and post-deployment validation. 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