Network Engineering Specialist - RAN

Network Specialist - Regional Planning & Optimization

We are looking for a Network Specialist to join our RAN team. In this role, you will maintain radio network KPI metrics, conduct root-cause analyses, and directly resolve customer network issues to help deliver top-tier network performance and efficiency.

Location: Flexible across key UK hubs (London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Ipswich, or Glasgow)

Key Responsibilities

• Performance Monitoring & Analysis: Perform top-down (county-level) and bottom-up (cell-level) drill-down analyses to identify and resolve abnormal performance changes.
• Issue Resolution & Action Planning: Investigate customer-reported issues, raise/manage remedy incidents, execute RF tuning, and submit network investment requests when infrastructure upgrades are needed.
• AI & Data Analytics: Feed operational insights into AI algorithms for anomaly detection and leverage advanced data analytics to drive continuous workflow improvements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with operations and managed service providers to ensure operational faults are resolved efficiently.
• Knowledge Sharing & Mentorship: Support and upskill less experienced team members while assisting the Regional Manager on priority tasks.

What You'll Need to Succeed

Mandatory Experience & Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Mobile Network RAN optimization, planning, and performance metrics.
• Practical experience with Huawei, Ericsson, or Nokia performance counters, parameters, and vendor alarm diagnostic data.
• Proven experience working within a live operational environment.
• Strong decision-making skills in complex/ambiguous scenarios with incomplete datasets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to justify actions and influence business decisions.

Preferred Experience:

• Drive survey analysis and coverage prediction modeling (using Atoll).
• Utilizing crowdsourced datasets to evaluate actual coverage and serving cells.

Core Competencies

• Data Accuracy & Analytics: Ability to work meticulously with large datasets to extract actionable insights.
• Collaborative Mindset: Strong team player capable of working flexibly across business units.
• Customer Focus & Ownership: Committed to delivering high-quality user experiences and making sound commercial decisions.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.