Packet Core Engineer

Proten International is an award-winning and leading international Human Resources and Management Consulting firm that provides a range of Advisory and Transformation solutions. Our focus is to align every organisation’s activities relating to People, Process and Technology closely with its business strategy and vision. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packet Core Engineer

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time Description We are seeking an experienced Packet Core Engineer to manage and maintain a Huawei LTE Packet Core network. The successful candidate will support network availability, service performance, fault resolution, capacity planning, and network upgrades while ensuring reliable connectivity for subscribers.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain Huawei LTE Packet Core elements, including MME, SGW, PGW, PCRF, and HSS, as applicable. Monitor network performance, alarms, node health, resource utilisation, and service availability. Conduct routine health checks, preventive maintenance, configuration backups, and approved software upgrades. Troubleshoot LTE connectivity issues, subscriber authentication failures, APN problems, session drops, and bearer establishment failures. Analyse network signalling and protocol traces to identify faults and support resolution. Investigate major incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions. Monitor network performance indicators, traffic trends, capacity utilisation, and service quality. Identify potential capacity constraints and recommend improvements or expansions. Coordinate with Huawei technical support and internal engineering teams to resolve network issues. Support network integration, upgrades, testing, and migration to virtualised or cloud-based platforms. Maintain accurate network documentation, configuration records, technical reports, and incident logs. Follow network security, access control, change management, and operational procedures. Support redundancy testing, disaster recovery, and service continuity activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. Minimum of 5 years' experience in telecommunications, including hands-on LTE Packet Core operations. Proven experience managing Huawei LTE Packet Core equipment in a live network environment. Strong understanding of LTE EPC architecture, subscriber authentication, APN configuration, bearer management, GTP, Diameter, and Quality of Service (QoS). Good knowledge of IP networking, routing, VLANs, IPv4/IPv6, and transport interfaces. Experience analysing protocol traces using Wireshark or similar tools. Familiarity with Huawei network management systems and troubleshooting tools. Understanding of Linux/Unix systems, network redundancy, and disaster recovery. Experience handling network incidents, performance optimisation, and technical escalations. Exposure to virtualised Packet Core solutions, NFV, cloud-based platforms, or network migration projects is an advantage. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills. Salary N500,000 monthly.