About the Team: 

The Bell Mobility Wireless Network team is one of the fastest growing organizations within Bell Canada. We are a diverse team that manages all aspects of Bell’s wireless networks. We encourage continuous growth and development for individuals. Our mission is to build and operate the best wireless network in Canada in enabling the delivery of reliable and robust mobile services. We are a fast-paced team that works in close partnership with Technology and Operations in order to deliver on our number one priority: Flawless Customer Experience.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Architecture, the successful candidate will function in a team consisting of highly skilled engineers and network architects who are responsible for the design, planning, execution, implementation and maintaining 4G/5G SA products and infrastructure.

Job Duties/Accountabilities: 

• Design and introduce architectural changes to the 4G and 5G Wireless Packet Core networks to support and introduce new services, technologies and network solutions.
• Research the industry and identify possible 4G/5G use cases to increase revenue, customer satisfaction, market penetration etc. for consumer/mass market
• Document, Build and support 4G/5G use cases for slicing, MEC and IoT with an E2E business view
• Build consensus on solutions with stakeholders in Business, IT and Network teams
• Translate customer requirements into technical requirements for product and solution designs
• Build and present business case to senior management
• Define and Lead Network 4G/5G NSA, SA evolution and strategy in light of 4G/5G, NSO/ONAP and automation(e.g. Research new technology, conduct market research, emerging technology analysis)
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams and documentation
• Lead Proof-of-Concepts with vendors and cross functional teams
• Facilitate knowledge sharing by presenting and explaining complex technical subjects to various audiences from Technical teams to Management
• Identify and support KPIs to maintain system health and respond to business demands
• Lead/support the development and lab verification of 4G/5G NSA, SA product, virtualization services and network infrastructure architecture
• Demonstrate leadership skills and interpersonal skills
• Provide mentoring and coaching to other members on the team

Critical Skills/ Competencies: 

• University degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent demonstrated IT work experience
• 10 to 12  years of direct experience in delivery of wireless technology solutions
• Good understanding of 3GPP standards, wireless technologies,  IP connectivity, Kubernetes and Cloud native platforms, 4G/5G networks, APIs REST/SOAP/XML
• Knowledge of 4G/5G Network slicing and orchestration
• Knowledge of 4G/5G uses cases in eMBB, uRLLC, mMTC
• Exposure and hand-on experience on wireless Policy Management products (PCF/PCRF) in virtual environment such as OpenStack, NFVI, Containers, OpenShift
• Experience with RedHat Linux, Shell scripting, Java, Python, database technologies and test automation tools
• Knowledge of cloud computing, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) , CNF technologies to drive network agility and operational efficiencies
• Knowledge of integration with operational tools using ELK stack and Prometheus
• Experience in architecting high availability and high scalability systems
• Must be a team-player with abilities to learn and apply new skills and technologies fast
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills
• Motivated and has the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
• E2E Design Thinking

Preferred Qualifications/Competencies: 

• Ability to effectively negotiate and positively influence decision-making with business partners
• Strong Collaborator with colleagues and partners
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Experience in deploying vendor products in cloud native environment
• Ability to work with abstract or limited information
• Ability to deal with multiple concurrent projects