Core Network Delivery Engineer

Integrate Voice Core technologies and functions into Vodafone-managed networks, aligning with the domain’s strategy and goals. This role covers the full engineering lifecycle—requirements, design, testing, acceptance, integration, and deployment—ensuring in-service performance matches design intent. Focus areas include 2G/3G/4G and 5G core network functions, signalling network functions, IP multimedia systems, and mobile switching centres. The role will define low-level designs, support engineering and development of the Voice Core Network, ensure quality, availability, and robustness, perform acceptance tests for new software and network elements, guarantee end‑to‑end integration—including interconnect with other operators—and promote harmonization across countries.

What you’ll do

• Oversee detailed planning, low‑level design, configuration, and integration with mobile and fixed interconnected operators.
• Manage the lifecycle of systems within the Voice Core domain.
• Ensure hardware and software acceptance in the network, meeting business functional requirements and operational suitability.
• Conduct integration testing of new technologies and services, collaborating with suppliers, Operations, Security, Regulatory, and other group functions.
• Work with all stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of functionality and quality in projects, making decisions where Voice Core is the lead domain.
• Define network and service performance targets and drive performance through internal and external trials, ensuring availability and performance cannot be compromised.

Who you are

• Strong competence in collaboration, problem‑solving, and applied thinking based on evidence and data.
• Experienced in designing telecommunication networks with a solid understanding of architectural principles.
• Proficient in engineering and optimizing solutions considering long‑term and short‑term objectives, customer experience, cost efficiency, and network complexity.
• Ability to work across multi‑functional and cultural boundaries to transform ways of working, enhancing results and driving change.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• Degree qualified.
• Fluent in Italian and English (at least B2/Upper Intermediate).
• At least 2 years professional experience in Telecommunications.
• Knowledge of telecommunication principles and protocols.
• Expert in the engineering of core mobile networks for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies.
• Preferred experience with network virtualization and containerization solutions, and transport and networking technologies, including routing and switching protocols, and IPv4/6.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, or disability status.