ORAN Operations Engineer

Manning Global, a premier global staffing and managed services provider specialising in worldwide leading sectors such as ICT, Engineering, AI, Automotive and Energy is searching for a ORAN Operations Engineertojoin its project in Germany.

Job Title:

ORAN Operations Engineer

Contracting:

12 months

Start Date:

July 2026

Country:

Dusseldorf , Germany(hybrid)

Contact:

Iulia Balan | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62

Job responsibilities:

Working closely with the wider Technical teams you will assume the following responsibilities:-

• To carry out Testing, tracing, debugging and provide Operational Support of the 2G/4G/5G solution in Germany..

• Support configuration changes as required

• To act as the local subject matter expert for the key phases of the project including Test execution, troubleshooting and support activities.

• To build and maintain excellent customer relationships with the operator from the outset thereby leading to a highly engaged and satisfied customer that maximises the chances of further opportunities & growth

• Attend weekly internal & customer technical & project meetings

• Manage technical risks and issues ensuring solutions are provided in a timely fashion to avoid critical impact to successful project delivery or network performance

• Provide configuration management of the system

• Support the customer in the execution of the Network testing phase in Germany ensuring all issues are reported and handled according to the agreed methodologies

• Experienced in Open RAN troubleshooting, debugging

• Provide technical support and knowledge transfer to customer staff

• Provide customer engagement on the ground ensuring the highest levels of customer engagement and satisfaction

Education and experience:

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

Soft Skills

• An excellent understanding of the relationship between supplier and customer during the project delivery, with a minimum of 8 years experience in a similar role.

• Excellent communications skills both internally and at varying levels within the customer’s organisation

• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to anticipate customer’s needs and act accordingly

• A high level of presentation, communication and planning skills.

• Ability to deliver updates to a high standard within tight timescales.

• Highly effective team player who recognises the power of a positive team environment in delivering results

• Able to access and communicate with all levels of management

• Enthusiastic and positive attitude

Hard Skills:

• Educated to Degree Level, preferably in Telecoms, Electronics or Computer Science/IT

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint & MS project (High Competence)

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Technical role in the Telecom/IT sector

• Excellent knowledge in Radio Access Network (RAN & vRAN) Technologies

• Highly experienced in 4G & 5G network troubleshooting and configuration

• Fluent in spoken and written English, German

• Excellent report writing skills

• Excellent organisation and customer management skills

• Highly competent in 4G and 5G RAN technologies and solutions and has gained good exposure to 5G and virtualised environments

• VNF and CNF skills and/or experience

• K8S/Openstack/Harbor skills and experience

• Previous experience working in a European Telecommunications service organisation

What does success look like?

• Build awareness on how to navigate the organisation to progress and resolve customer issues in a timely fashion

• Successfully delivers to customer requirements and is recognized by customer(s) for his/her technical acumen and problem solving capability

• Develops and fosters a team culture and is willing to seek assistance and provide assistance to colleagues and as a result is recognized by peers as having a positive contribution to the team

• Works under minimum supervision yet recognizes when coaching or support from others delivers a better outcome

• Shows a keen interest in developing new skills particularly in Open/vRAN technology. Is a self- learner and is eager to progress and develop own skills in the interest of the team