Engineering Manager - Carrier Connectivity
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Emnify scores B on the Alion truth index.
Engineering Manager - Carrier Connectivity
About the Role
At emnify, we operate our own cloud-native mobile core network, enabling reliable and scalable IoT connectivity worldwide.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager - Carrier Connectivity to lead the team responsible for building, operating, and evolving our global carrier interconnections.
This team owns the critical infrastructure and protocols connecting emnify's mobile core to mobile network operators worldwide, spanning IP networking, signaling, data plane connectivity, and mobile roaming.
As an Engineering Manager, you will combine strong people leadership, delivery ownership, engineering excellence, and technical direction. You don't need to be the deepest technical expert in every area, but you must have the technical credibility to guide decisions, challenge assumptions, and support your team in solving complex problems.
Your Responsibilities
People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Service Delivery: ensure delivery commitments operational reliability, incident readiness, and accountability for carrier connectivity services.
Domain Ownership: Take ownership of the technical domain, including architecture, standards, reliability, and long-term evolution of carrier interconnections.
What You Bring
Leadership & Engineering Experience
Proven experience leading engineering teams in telecommunications, networking, or distributed infrastructure.
Strong track record in people development, technical delivery, and operational ownership.
Ability to balance hands-on technical understanding with effective delegation and team empowerment.
Experience operating highly available, business-critical telecommunications services.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
Technical Expertise
Solid understanding and practical experience in several of the following areas:
IP Networking: Layer 2/3 networking, VLANs, BGP, routing, DNS, NAT, and network troubleshooting.
Transport & Signaling: TCP/IP, SCTP, SIGTRAN, Diameter, and SMPP.
Mobile Core & Roaming: GTP-C/GTP-U, 2G/3G/4G architectures, mobile roaming operations, and carrier interconnections.
Network Functions: STP, DRA, HSS/HLR, PGW, and their roles within mobile core networks.
Nice to Have
Knowledge of 5G architecture, signaling, and roaming evolution.
Experience with AWS networking (Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, Transit Gateway, VPC).
Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.