# IP Global Services - Data Core/Packet Core Engineer

Role Summary : The Data Core/Packet Core Engineer will design, integrate, optimise and support carrier-grade mobile data core networks across 3G, 4G and 5G technologies. The successful engineer will have strong hands-on experience across gateway and mobility domains in 4G and 5G mobile core networks, including MME, SGW and PGW in EPC, and AMF, SMF and UPF in 5G Core. Experience of Ericsson or Nokia packet core products is highly advantageous. Key Responsibilities : - Design, configure, integrate, test, optimise and support 3G, 4G and 5G mobile data core platforms in live operator environments. - Engineer gateway functions including GGSN, SGW, PGW, CUPS control/user-plane components, SMF and UPF. - Engineer mobility functions including SGSN, MME and AMF, covering registration, attach, session, bearer, paging and handover procedures. - Integrate the packet core with network functions such as e/gNB, HLR/HSS/UDM, PCRF/PCF, OCS/CHF, DNS, SBC, roaming, IPX/GRX and external data networks. - Support 5G NSA and SA deployments, EPC5GC interworking, roaming and service continuity across 3G, 4G and 5G. - Analyse traces, alarms, logs and KPIs to troubleshoot signalling, session, mobi

- **Id**: 1252208
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ipgst-india-data-core-packet-core-engineer>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-15T11:19:10Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-09-15T11:19:10Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 59
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2686
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Managed IT Services (MSP)

## Company

- **Id**: 3806638
- **Name**: IPGST India
- **Domain**: ipgs.net
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ipgst-india>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 19000
- **Max usd**: 41000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 75

## Technologies

- **DNS** — Optional: no
- **ITIL** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OpenShift** — Optional: no
- **OpenStack** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: no
- **VMWare** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: yes
- **Wireshark** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 59

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T18:04:06Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 12
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 0.4
- **P active**: 0.645
- **P room**: 0.45
- **Age days**: 57
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: seen:57, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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