Job Title: 5G Private Solution Architect
Location: Hybrid - 2 weeks in total from overall 3 months
Duration: Contract end date - 30/01/2026
Clearance required: BPSS - UK Sole national
Interview process: Tech IV
Rate: £450 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only
Job Description:
- Provide a tangible vision of how MPNs can be implemented and utilised.
- Produce a proposed design of the solution across the ecosystem including MPN/Connectivity elements.
- Design solution with reference functional & technical requirements.
- Provide a cost estimate.
Key Skills:
- 5G/4G Architecture : 5G SA/NSA architecture, EPC, 5GC (AMF, SMF, UPF), gNB/eNB design, Network Slicing.
- RAN : gNB, Radio Dots, Small Cell deployment, RAN planning & optimisation.
- CORE & Networking : Mobile 4G and 5G CORE, IP/MPLS, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, VRFs, DNS/DHCP, NAT.
- Security : IPSec, TLS, IAM, 3GPP Security Standards, Firewall policies.
- Cloud : AWS , Docker, OpenStack, CNFs/VNFs, SDN (optional).
- Edge and MEC : MEC deployment, edge orchestration, local breakout, latency optimisation.
- Integration : Enterprise system integration (IT/OT), interworking with public networks
- Tools and Standards : Familiarity with 3GPP, Wireshark etc.
- Business and Regulatory : Spectrum licensing (CBRS, n77/n78), ROI analysis, vendor evaluation.
- Vendor Management : Bare metal server (Dell ESXi/Proxymox) Define and validate SLAs, QoS profiles, and network KPIs in private deployments.
