ORAN Operations Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 8, 2026. Manning Global scores B on the Alion truth index.
This is a remote position.
We are searching for an ORANOperations Engineer to join a project inRomania.
Position Title:
ORAN Operations Engineer
Position Type:
6 months rolling contract
Start Date:
ASAP
Location
Romania (Remote work)
Contact:
Iulia Balan | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62
Purpose of the Role
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 client’s 4G/5G trial system in Romania and other parts of Europe as needed.(occasional business travel may be required)
Support configuration changes as required
To act as the local subject matter expert for the key phases of the project including troubleshooting and maintenance activities. (range of technologies: ORAN application, or cloud layer)
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 installation, commissioning and configuration management of the system where required
Support the customer in the execution of the Network testing phase in Europe ensuring all issues are reported and handled according to the agreed methodologies
Experienced in RAN troubleshooting, debugging (range of technologies: ORAN application, or cloud layer)
Provide technical support and knowledge transfer to customer staff
Provide customer engagement on the ground ensuring the highest levels of customer engagement and satisfaction
Testing Support - Create test cases, test plans and execute test plans for ORAN applications in customer labs. Document test results. This may include feature testing, performance testing and inter-operability testing.
Tier2/3 Support - Work in a team environment, to troubleshoot commercial Virtualization and application issues, propose workarounds, and work with R&D to provide the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to the customer.
This sometimes involves 24x7 support.
Works closely with various support organizations and cross-functional teams and R&D to achieve successful new product roll-outs and developments.
Ensure that customer commitments are achieved according to plan.
Ability to travel sporadically during the project.
Provide support during Rollout of SW or implementation of features/functionality and attend technical discussions on deployment topics and issues
Support customer interfaces/periodic forums regarding the current and future ORAN technologies
Create exceptional customer relationships
Ensure close co-operation and support liaison with R&D when required
Work to achieve close co-operation and support liaison with higher technical teams
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
Excellent knowledge in Radio Access Network (RAN & vRAN) Technologies
Highly experienced in 4G & 5G network troubleshooting and configuration
Fluent in spoken and written English, French
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
For more details contact:
sales(at)manningglobal.com
Quoting reference:
RO_MGIB_ORAN_13177
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+49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62
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