Core Network Delivery Engineer

Job Description

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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Location can be: Napoli, Milano, Ivrea and Torino.

Role Purpose:

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 linked to customer data repositories (HLR, HSS, CSDB, UDM), signalling network functions (STP, DRA, SCP), IP multimedia systems (TAS, CSCF, SBC, ENUM/DNS), and mobile switching centres (TSC, MSS, MGW).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

• Detailed Planning and Integration: Oversee detailed planning, low-level design, configuration, and integration with mobile and fixed interconnected operators..
• Lifecycle Management: Manage the lifecycle of systems within the Voice Core domain.
• Hardware and Software Acceptance: Ensure hardware and software acceptance in the network, meeting business functional requirements and operational suitability.
• Integration Testing: Conduct integration testing of new technologies and services, collaborating with suppliers, Operations, Security, Regulatory, and other group functions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with all stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of functionality and quality in projects, making decisions where Voice Core is the lead domain.
• Network and service performance targets (availability and performance) defined as global targets, but also as measured by internal and external drive trials – particularly Umlaut, Capacity in line with Engineering Forecasts ensuring in service performance cannot be compromised Timeliness and quality in delivery

Who you are

• Collaboration and Problem Solving: Strong competence in collaboration, problem-solving, and applied thinking based on evidence and data.
• Telecommunication Network Design: Experienced in designing telecommunication networks with a solid understanding of architectural principles.
• Solution Engineering and Optimization: Proficient in engineering and optimizing solutions considering long-term and short-term objectives, customer experience, cost efficiency, and network complexity.
• Cross-Functional and Cultural Collaboration: 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, as well as transport and networking technologies, including routing and switching protocols, and IPv4/6.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.