Manual Test Engineer - Telecom

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Reading, UK

3 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Experienced

Experience required

3 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.collegerecruiter.com

Tech stack

LTE (Telecommunication) Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering Communications Protocols Continuous Integration Disaster Recovery Github Interoperability Apache JMeter Python (Programming Language)

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Log Analysis Network Protocols OpenShift Red Hat Enterprise Linux Prometheus Standard Sql Roaming Shell Script SQL Databases Systems Integration Virtualization Technology VMware Virtualization Google Cloud Postman System Availability Grafana Pytest Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Information Technology Api Management Docker Jenkins

Job description

Ensuring end-to-end functionality, performance, interoperability, and reliability of packet core solutions
Designing and executing test cases, analyzing network protocols, troubleshooting issues
Collaborating with development, system integration, and operations teams., * Spirent
Jmeter
Robot Framework
PyTest
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Jenkins
GitLab CI
Postman

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
3-8 years of experience in Telecom Testing with a focus on Data Core networks.
Strong understanding of LTE EPC and 5G Core architecture.
Traffic generation tools such as Spirent, Jmeter.
Test automation using Python, Robot Framework, PyTest, or Shell scripting.
Linux/Unix administration, SQL and basic database knowledge.
Docker and Kubernetes, OpenShift or VMware virtualization platforms.
CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
API testing using Postman or REST clients.
Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK for monitoring and log analysis, virtualization and cloud-native telecom environments.
Good understanding of mobility procedures, bearer management, QoS, roaming, and subscriber lifecycle management.
3GPP specifications for LTE and 5G Core, Network slicing, Service-Based Architecture (SBA).
VoLTE and VoNR call flows, Charging functions (OCS/CHF), Policy control (PCRF/PCF).
Security and authentication procedures (AKA, EAP-AKA’).
Roaming and interworking scenarios.
High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) testing.
5G Core or LTE Certification.
ISTQB Foundation Level.
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (preferred).
AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud certifications (preferred)., Demonstrates expertise in Telecom Testing with a strong focus on 4G LTE EPC and 5G Core network functions, ensuring performance, interoperability, and reliability of packet core solutions. Proficient in test automation, network protocol analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams., * Telecom Testing
4G LTE EPC
5G Core Architecture
Test Automation Using Python
Traffic Generation Tools, * Test Automation
Network Protocol Analysis
Linux/Unix Administration
SQL
API Testing
High Availability Testing
Disaster Recovery Testing
Mobility Procedures
Bearer Management
QoS, * Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering
5G Core or LTE Certification
ISTQB Foundation Level
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
AWS Certification
Azure Certification
Google Cloud Certification, * Telecommunications
Data Core Networks
3GPP Specifications
Network Slicing
Service-Based Architecture (SBA)
VoLTE
VoNR
Charging Functions
Policy Control
Security Procedures