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Senior IMS Core Engineer
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Position Overview
We are looking for a determined and team-oriented person to join our team as a Senior IMS Core Engineer
Job location: United Kingdom, Reading, Berkshire
Available Positions: 1 position
Job type: Permanent
Job Ref. Number: FSE 24.08.2026
Description
Overall Purpose:
We are looking for an experienced Senior IMS Core Engineer to support the delivery, migration, and operational assurance of large-scale IMS Core and VoLTE environments.
The role requires strong hands-on technical expertise, combined with the ability to lead complex network activities, troubleshoot critical service issues, and coordinate across engineering, operations, customer, and vendor teams.
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- Lead and support IMS Core and VoLTE migrations, deployments, upgrades, and network changes
- Provide technical leadership across IMS, SBC, HSS/HLR and related Core Network functions
- Support VoLTE and VoLTE roaming implementation and service assurance
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis using SIP, SDP, RTP and Diameter signaling
- Lead resolution of critical incidents and technical escalations
- Ensure service continuity, high availability, and operational readiness during network changes
- Support feature verification, interoperability testing, and pre/post-deployment validation
- Review implementation procedures, rollback plans, and technical documentation
- Coordinate activities across internal teams, customers, and technology vendors
- Identify opportunities for service improvement, process optimization, and automation
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Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with IMS Core and VoLTE technologies
- Experience with IMS migrations, deployments, upgrades, and production support
- Strong knowledge of SIP, Diameter, SBC, HSS/HLR and IMS call flows
- Proven troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis skills
- Experience working in large-scale, highly available telecom environments
- Experience with major IMS vendors such as Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, Mavenir, or equivalent
Strong communication, technical leadership, and stakeholder management skills
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