Network Software Engineer

Position Title: Network Software Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Direct Hire Network Software Engineer opportunity located in Falls Church, VA.

Job Responsibilities:

Design and implement network protocols for space-based cellular networks.

Design and implement network software for signaling and O&M operations.

Design and implementation of software testing system.

Job Qualifications:

Experience developing software for 2G and/or LTE networks.

Protocol stack implementation, testing, and quality assurance experience.

Strong knowledge of one wireless networking technology (GSM, GPRS, LTE, and/or 5G standards, access and core network protocols, and end-to-end network applications).

Strong knowledge in core network function blocks, CM, MM, Authentication, HRL, and VLR.

Understanding of messaging applications and call processing across the telecom network nodes.

Prior hands-on experience implementing core network protocol stacks or network applications, ability to code across the full stack, strong Linux administration, including scripting.

Open-source tools development, implementation, and/or collaboration experience and source code control systems (Git/GitLab).

Experience with C/C++, Python, and debugging tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong modern C++ coding and advanced design patterns.

Strong debugging skills (gdb, valgrind, etc.)

Socket and multithreaded programming.

Distributed architecture

Experience with end-to-end system integration and deployment of wireless network systems, including GSM, 4G/LTE, or 5G.

Experience with mobility management and handover procedures.

Radio resource management

GSM

SS7, SIGTRAN, GSM, VLR, HLR, MSC, SMSC, Billing, CAMEL, GPRS

4G/LTE

UMTS, RNC, Node-B

LTE Uu interface, eNodeB, MME, HSS, Diameter, PDN-GW

SIP

5G

VoLTE, Beamforming, SMS over IMS, MIMO

Network Security

Network planning.

SMS over GSM and LTE

IPv4 and IPv6

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Amazon Cloud Architecture

Machine Type Communication and IoT

Roaming: 3G, LTE, and 5GNetwork provisioning and management

Job Details:

Direct Hire

Location: Falls Church, VA

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