Packet Core CMG / CMM Designer Engineer for Core Domain

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Packet Core Designer Engineer to support the deployment, integration, testing, migration, and software lifecycle management of Packet Core solutions, with a primary focus on Cloud Mobility Gateway (CMG) environments. The role involves end-to-end technical delivery activities, including onboarding, integration, troubleshooting, software upgrades, acceptance testing, and customer support during deployment and operational handover phases.
The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, customers, Technical Project Managers (TPMs), Care teams, and 4LS organizations to ensure successful delivery of Packet Core solutions according to approved designs and Nokia best practices.

Your Tasks

Solution Deployment & Integration
• Act as a Packet Core (PaCo) Subject Matter Expert with specialization in CMG and CMM solutions.
• Deliver Packet Core technical solutions according to approved Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Generate and validate instantiation templates and MOPs based on LLDs and data fill sheets.
• Perform onboarding and deployment of Packet Core nodes.
• Configure and integrate PACO nodes in accordance with approved design documentation.
• Support feature activation and validation activities.
Testing & Acceptance
• Execute System Integration and Functional Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP).
• Prepare and maintain ATP execution reports and associated artifacts.
• Perform feature activation testing and support customer acceptance activities.
• Troubleshoot deployment, integration, and ATP-related issues.
• Coordinate with Customer teams, Care teams, and TPMs for issue resolution.
Incident & Problem Management
• Open and manage trouble tickets through approved channels, including:
o Internal JIRA
o Salesforce
o Customer ticketing platforms
• Perform root cause analysis and support issue resolution activities.
• Provide post-deployment stabilization support when required.
Migration Activities
• Support Packet Core migration projects and service migration activities.
• Participate in migration planning, execution, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure migration activities are executed according to approved MOPs and customer requirements.
Software Upgrade Activities
• Prepare upgrade MOPs and supporting documentation.
• Develop upgrade-related artifacts and implementation procedures.
• Perform software upgrade testing in lab environments.
• Create and maintain Golden MOPs for software upgrade activities.
• Execute software upgrades of PACO nodes.
• Provide post-upgrade support and coordinate with Care and 4LS teams during critical situations.
Operational Readiness & Handover
• Support delivery-to-Care handover processes.
• Ensure all technical documentation and operational artifacts are completed prior to project closure.
• Participate in operational readiness reviews.
Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement
• Deliver Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions to internal and customer teams.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices in organizational knowledge management tools.
• Support internal process improvements and JIRA workflows.
• Assist colleagues and project teams as required.
• Contribute to the development of PACO node certifications in coordination with KMCD.
Support Activities
• Provide 4-Eye support during critical project activities.
• Deliver L2 support for projects where explicitly agreed with the customer or delivery organization.

Your Profile

Mandatory
• Strong experience with Nokia PaCo solutions.
• Expert knowledge of CMG and CMM.
• Hands-on experience deploying and integrating PACO nodes.
• Experience interpreting and implementing solutions from LLDs.
• Experience with:
o System Integration Testing
o ATP execution
o Feature Activation Testing
o Migration activities
o MOP creation and validation
o Software upgrade procedures
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Experience with Linux-based telecom environments.
• Experience using:
o JIRA
o Salesforce
o Incident management platforms
• Ability to analyze logs, traces, alarms, and performance indicators.
Preferred
• Experience with:
o Cloud-native Packet Core deployments
o Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
o VMware-based telecom infrastructures
o Nokia Core Network portfolio
o CI/CD and automation tools
o Telecom integration and migration projects
• Exposure to 4G EPC and 5G Core networks.

Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently in complex technical environments.
• Strong documentation and reporting capabilities.
• Effective collaboration across multicultural and geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to manage priorities in high-pressure deployment and migration scenarios.

Experience
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Telecom Core Network Integration.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience with Nokia Packet Core solutions, CMM and CMG.
• Proven experience in deployment, integration, testing, migration, and software upgrade projects.

Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.

Language Requirements
• Fluent English (spoken and written).
• Additional languages are considered an advantage

What You Will Love About Working Here

• We care about all our employees and want them to feel as comfortable as possible. That's why we offer them health insurance from the first days, regardless of the probationary period.
• The gift from the company - Christmas holidays from 25 December to 31 December.
• Сooperation with Superhumans center and Veteran HUB. Capgemini Engineering has supported the launch of psychological rehabilitation department of Superhumans. Our team also donated over UAH 500 000 prosthetics for three Ukrainian defenders. Currently, we support psychological counseling provided by the Veteran Hub, and we have implemented a internal policy making the company friendly to military and veterans with the assistance of the Hub.