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Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet - on land, at sea and in flight.\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking a RAN Wireless NOC Engineer to monitor, triage, and ensure the stability of satellite connectivity across signaling, routing, SIM provisioning, OSS integrations, and core-network interactions. This role handles alarms, validates routing behavior, diagnoses signaling and gateway/core issues, and coordinates closely with partner NOCs to maintain high availability across commercial and beta-grade connectivity flows. By diagnosing faults, validating service paths, and responding to alarms across commercial and beta services, this role ensures compliant service flows and minimizes customer-impacting disruptions, playing a critical role in 24/7 operational continuity and rapid incident response. \nKey Responsibilities:\nMonitor signaling pathways, routing behavior, SIM flows, OSS hooks, and cross-core interactions impacting satellite service.\nDetect, acknowledge, and triage alarms from monitoring platforms, ensuring rapid response and detailed logging.\nEscalate anomalies based on severity, impact, and operational thresholds.\nValidate routing tables, signaling transactions, and core-network behavior during faults or degradation events.\nDiagnose issues across gateway, core, OSS, and cross-domain integrations affecting service connectivity.\nPerform detailed event analysis, correlate logs, and support root-cause investigations with engineering teams.\nServe as the operational interface with partner NOCs across incident handling, alarm correlation, and workflow alignment.\nCoordinate multi-party triage calls, share logs and findings, and ensure timely tracking and closure of partner-linked issues.\nMaintain consistent communication loops and follow defined escalation paths.\nEnsure signaling and routing flows remain compliant across commercial and beta-grade service classes.\nPerform periodic checks on SIM provisioning paths, authentication flows, and connectivity stability.\nValidate OSS integration points, alarms, KPIs, and data hooks supporting service assurance visibility.\nContribute to playbooks, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides for core/gateway/OSS interactions.\nSupport readiness for new services, partner integrations, and routing changes by conducting pre-launch validation tests.\nProvide feedback on monitoring thresholds, dashboards, and workflow improvements to enhance detection and response.\nMaintain accurate logs, incident records, and ticket updates for internal and external teams.\nProvide shift-handover summaries, incident reports, and RCA inputs when needed.\nTrack recurring issues and propose remediation actions to service assurance leadership.\nProduce real-time monitoring logs, incident tickets, and alarm responses; routing validation reports, signaling analysis outputs, and incident triage documentation; shift handover summaries and partner-coordination records; RCA inputs and recurring-issue tracking reports; updated SOPs, playbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks; and service quality dashboards and periodic operational health summaries. \nQualifications \nEducation:\nBachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field.\nExperience:\n2-5 years in NOC operations, telecom monitoring, satellite operations, or core-network support.\nExperience working with signaling flows, routing tables, authentication paths, or mobile-core elements.\nHands-on exposure to multi-vendor NOC operations, incident workflows, and partner escalations.\nStrong understanding of signaling (e.g., Diameter, SIP, NAS), routing fundamentals, and core-network behavior.\nKnowledge of telecom connectivity flows (SIM activation, attach procedures, mobility, authentication).\nExperience analyzing logs, traces, routing tables, and event correlations across network elements.\nFamiliarity with OSS/NMS tools, alarms, KPIs, dashboards, and monitoring platforms.\nHands-on experience with Linux, basic scripting (Python/Bash), and troubleshooting tools. \nPreferred Qualifications:\nCertifications in networking (CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS) or telecom operations.\nBasic understanding of satellite network components, gateways, or hybrid RAN-core flows. \nSoft Skills:\nStrong analytical skills and ability to diagnose issues under time pressure.\nExcellent communication for coordination with internal teams and partner NOCs.\nHigh attention to detail with disciplined documentation and tracking.\nAdaptability to shift-based schedules and fast-paced incident environments.\nTeam-oriented mindset with strong ownership of incident resolution and service quality. \nTechnology Stack:\nNOC and OSS/NMS tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, SolarWinds, or similar).\nLogging tools (Elastic, Splunk, Kibana) and packet analysis tools (Wireshark).\nTicketing/ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Remedy).\nBasic scripting and automation familiarity (Python, Bash).\nStrong working knowledge of Excel, dashboards, and documentation tools. \nPhysical Requirements \nAbility to lift up to 25 lbs.\nAbility to use a computer for extended periods.\nAbility to work in a shift-based NOC environment, including nights or weekends based on rotation.\nAbility to remain attentive during extended monitoring sessions and incident bridges.\nOccasional travel for training, partner coordination, or operational readiness activities.\nThis job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. 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