Telecom Software Engineer - (TS/SCI w/ CI or FS Poly required)

Herndon, VA – Onsite

5%-10% International travel to OCONUS locations

Full-Time/Direct Hire

Job Description

We are seeking a Telecommunications Software Engineer; your day will focus on monitoring and analyzing the performance of core telecommunications networks spanning 1G through 5G technologies. You will work closely with a geographically distributed team, collaborating with operations and development staff to identify and remediate issues affecting system and network performance. Responsibilities include analyzing network behavior, pinpointing root causes of issues, resolving software-related faults, and improving application and systems monitoring. You’ll also assist internal development teams by applying your understanding of software development lifecycles and tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, and Ansible. Working as part of a U.S.-based operations team, you will provide technical guidance and collaborate with international developers and engineers. You will play a key role in ensuring system efficiency and operational effectiveness while addressing complex challenges to meet customer needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Advanced knowledge of CentOS 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience configuring and administering monitoring tools for system and network performance (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, or Grafana).
• Proficiency in automating systems administration tasks using tools like Ansible or Puppet.
• Strong understanding of system diagnostics and troubleshooting to identify and remediate performance bottlenecks.
• Knowledge of secure system configurations and the ability to implement best practices for hardening Linux systems.

Required Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Telecommunications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in telecommunications, systems engineering, or software operations.
• Advanced proficiency with CentOS 7 or RHEL.
• Experience using and supporting tools like Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of telecommunications network protocols across 1G to 5G generations.
• Proven ability to identify root causes of system or network performance issues and remediate effectively.
• Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams on mission-critical projects.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Understanding of mobile telecom network architectures and related hardware, software, and protocols.
• Experience working directly with development team to resolve software and hardware problems and applying software and hardware patches.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, NAT, routing and switching.
• Experience with analyzing logs, stack traces, debug libraries, software/hardware.
• Possesses an understanding of Python, Bash, SQL databases.
• Create installation guides and as-built documentation.
• Experience with Linux firewall and VPN configuration

Pay Summary:

Salary up to $200,000/yr, depending on experience.

Join this growing and expanding company as they break into new markets!

Linux (RHEL/CentOS) | TS/SCI | Mobile Telecom Network Architecture | Linux Firewall