Mobile Core Engineer

What we’re all about:

Any company can tell you about how they are a multi award winning, market leading business and yes, we are both of those things in the world of IoT connectivity!  But we’re more than that. 🌍✨ Our mission? To make IoT management a breeze for any device, anywhere. With over 10 million IoT subscriptions active in 165 countries and direct partnerships with 50 mobile networks, we connect you to more than 750 networks worldwide, delivering unmatched value across the IoT connectivity chain.

Innovation is in our DNA, and we have an insatiable hunger to ‘wow’! 🚀 While we may not always get it right, our drive to collaborate, innovate, and achieve top-notch customer satisfaction never wavers. We offer industry expertise, stellar service support, and the most flexible, resilient, and secure connectivity solutions on the market. Our expertise spans across various sectors, including industry, agriculture, healthcare, security, transport, utilities, and smart cities.

IoT… a fancy acronym or a secret code?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is like the magical glue that keeps the world connected! 🌐✨ From ordering your favourite takeaway to the ANPR technology that helps you find a parking spot, IoT is everywhere—even if you don’t realize it. At Com4/Wireless Logic, we provide cutting-edge connectivity solutions and technologies to ensure a vast array of devices stay seamlessly connected.

Com4 is a leading global service provider in the Internet of Things (IoT), also known as Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. We offer global connectivity and mobile data tailored to our customers' applications in their connected devices and equipment. This connectivity enables innovative solutions across various industries, including energy, security, transportation, and welfare technologies.

Com4 is a significant player in the Norwegian telecom market, holding a 50% market share within the IoT segment. We also boast a global customer portfolio. Through extensive roaming agreements, we provide 2G/3G/4G/5G IoT communication across 700 networks worldwide.

As a leading IoT Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Com4 operates a state-of-the-art 5G SA-capable mobile core network featuring all relevant network functions. This runs on our container-based private cloud platform in Norway. Our mobile core network is developed and operated in-house by our dedicated DevOps team, with support from our vendor, Nokia.

About the role:

We are currently seeking a local mobile core engineer to work full-time position from our offices in Oslo, Norway, with good proficiency in Norwegian or other Scandinavian languages.

As a Mobile Core Engineer, you will play a central and expert role in an implementation project, as well as in the operation and evolution of our network. Your mission will be to ensure stable operations and drive innovative services. You'll be part of a strong, highly skilled team, where you'll take primary responsibility for specific functions while also supporting colleagues with other areas.

We're looking for someone with the expertise and drive to ensure our IoT mobile core remains globally leading. We will consider both experienced candidates and juniors with less experience, and can adapt tasks and responsibilities to align with your profile.

To succeed, you'll be a mobile core expert, working closely with our talented technical specialists in container platforms, IP networks, IT, BSS/OSS, and customer support. We're seeking a solution-oriented individual who isn't afraid to tackle complex challenges. We highly value strong collaboration and communication skills, alongside the ability to work independently and proactively within your domain.

Depending on proficiency level you will have main responsibility for some functions, and supporting responsibility for other functions.

To further strengthen our technical team, we are looking for a Mobile Core Engineer with competence and experience in some of the following areas:

• Mobile Core network architecture (3GPP releases/GSMA/IETF standards)
• Mobile Network functions across different technologies - 5G SA/NSA and 4G EPC
• Interfaces with adjacent systems in a mobile operator environment
• Operations and development of core network nodes such as UPF/PGW/GGSN, SDM/HSS/HLR, PCF/PCRF/SPR
• Operations and development of signaling functions such as DRA/STP/SEPP
• Operations and development of container platforms for Network Functions (NCFs) - Nokia Cloud Platform or other RedHat Openshift Container Platforms
• Technical vendor management, including feature requirements specification and follow-up
• Familiarity with protocols like Diameter, Radius, and HTTP
• Knowledge of APIs and subscriber databases is a plus
• IoT experience is beneficial but not required
• Good general IT competence, such as basic IT system operations, scripting, IT development, and automation tools, is a plus
• Experience in virtualization and Kubernetes is a plus
• Competence in networking such as IP, FW, and VPN is a plus

What we offer
Com4 is an exceptionally attractive workplace. We foster a flexible and growth-oriented entrepreneurial culture, while also offering stability and competitive compensation packages. We pride ourselves on a fantastic work environment – you'll find friendly and highly competent colleagues in a team that supports each other and works together as one. We place great emphasis on social activities, including regular events and celebrating successes with company trips and similar. We offer state-of-the-art premises in the burgeoning tech hub of Løren/Hasle-Linje. We expect independence and commitment from you, and in return, we offer flexibility regarding working from home and your choice of work tools that suit you best.

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Wireless Logic Group unites and brings people together. We accomplish this when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture we aim to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

By applying for this role, you are consenting for us to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data please contact us (recruitment@wirelesslogic.com) and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.