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Telecoms Engineer

Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Telecoms Engineer

UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Systems Engineer Performance Tester Integration Engineer Hypervisor Engineer Virtualisation Engineer Communications Engineer Automation Tester Network Engineer
UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL)
Actively hiring

hackajob is partnering with UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 
  • About the Role

    In this role, you’ll work across a range of telecoms technologies, supporting the integration, testing, and validation of Devices Under Test (DUTs) alongside associated systems and tools. You’ll contribute to the review of supplier designs and ensure that testing outputs are robust, well-documented, and aligned with UKTL’s security and operational standards.


    Key Responsibilities

    • Support the review of supplier designs, and the integration, acceptance, testing, maintenance and operation of devices and systems under test
    • Build, integrate and support access Devices Under Test, including RF systems and test environments
    • Assist with Radio Access Network (RAN) installation activities, ensuring user equipment (UEs) readiness
    • Develop, document and execute test cases and test strategies, ensuring clarity on scope, limitations, and impact
    • Record and analyse test results, producing clear insights and recommendations for security, standards, and policy
    • Diagnose and resolve connectivity, hardware and software issues within test environments
    • Perform regular RF sweeps, ensuring compliance with safety thresholds and escalating where required
    • Provision and manage SIM configurations across different core network identities
    • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure meaningful interoperability testing and sufficient coverage
    • Represent UKTL at industry and standards events, championing secure-by-design principles
    • Support continuous improvement of processes aligned to UKTL’s security posture
    •  Coordinate cross-team and project activities

    Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least twice a week

    We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in. 



  • About You

  • What We’re Looking For

    • Strong knowledge of 4G/5G radio technologies, SIMs, UEs, and fixed access systems (NTN experience desirable)
    • Experience with Kubernetes container environments and OpenStack-based hypervisors
    • Proficiency with test tools and environments, including administration and troubleshooting
    • Hands-on experience in functional testing, analysis, and reporting
    • Strong problem-solving skills with proven fault-finding methodologies
    • Experience working in Agile environments, with sprint planning and delivery tracking


    Experience or awareness of 4G/5G core architectures and security testing techniques is desirable; we actively support upskilling and will provide training to help you build these capabilities

    If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you — let’s build something secure together.
     
     

    Please note:  Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward.  We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

    We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in this specific area means that nationality, residency and security requirements are more tightly defined than others. To work in this role, you will need to hold an SC clearance with no restrictions. You are welcome to apply without already holding SC clearance; however, you will not be able to start in post until the clearance has been successfully granted.

hackajob is partnering with UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 

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