Randstad Digital
Radio Access Network Engineer
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RAN Network Engineering Specialist – Regional Planning & Optimisation
Location: UK-based (London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Ipswich, or Glasgow)
Contract: 6 Months
Clearance: BPSS Required
Working Hours: 37.5 hours/week (Shift pattern covering 08:00–20:00 Mon-Fri, and 08:30–17:00 Weekends/Bank Holidays)
About the Role
We are seeking a Performance Specialist to join our Regional Planning & Optimisation team. You will be responsible for maintaining radio network KPI metrics, investigating and resolving customer issues, and driving continuous improvements to ensure top-tier network performance and an excellent subscriber experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor network KPI metrics at both regional (top-down) and cell levels (bottom-up) to investigate abnormal changes and determine root causes.
- Issue Resolution: Investigate reported customer network issues and implement action plans, including performing RF tuning, managing remedy incidents, and requesting network investments.
- AI Training: Provide feedback to data-driven AI operations algorithms to improve anomaly detection and root cause analysis recommendations.
- Collaboration: Work closely with operations and managed service providers to ensure performance-impacting faults are progressed and resolved effectively.
- Data Analytics: Utilize advanced data analytics to build evidence packs, drive business decisions, and improve departmental ways of working.
- Team Support: Share knowledge openly and support the development of less experienced team members.
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Required Skills & Experience
- RAN Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Mobile Network RAN optimization, planning, and performance.
- Vendor Knowledge: Hands-on experience with Huawei, Ericsson, or Nokia performance counters, parameters, and RAN vendor alarm diagnostics.
- Operational Experience: Proven track record of working within a live operational telecom environment.
- Data & Decision Making: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex, incomplete datasets to make confident, actionable decisions.
- Communication: Clear written and verbal communication skills to justify actions and secure stakeholder buy-in.
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Preferred Experience
- Drive survey analysis.
- Coverage predictions and analysis using the Atoll planning system.
- Experience using Crowd datasets to measure actual coverage levels and serving cells.
If interested please reply with your CV to dona.thomas@randstaddigital.com or call me at 07441 928393.
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