Vodafone Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
REF: 261343 • Full‐time
Specialist GPON Technology Engineer
Vodafone Group's new technology Hub, launched in 2021, is an international center of excellence dedicated to research and development of technical solutions, including Secure Networks, 5G/6G, Open RAN, IoT and more. This role is part of VOIS Spain, a legal entity of Vodafone Group.
Responsibilities
Engineering and lifecycle management of network elements and suppliers in the GPON/FFTx Fixed Access domain.
Develop fiber access connectivity for all market segments in GPON & FFTx design, process requirements, and evaluate supplier tenders for projects across European Vodafone national companies.
Choose and control suppliers, take over technical contract conditions.
Create planning, implementation and installation specifications, and product‐related configuration for connectivity.
Define interference suppression and optimization rules, control system acceptance and introduction, and ensure successful implementation.
Lifecycle management of fixed‐access xPON/FTTx platforms (OLT, L2 ONT, EMS, SDN).
Define capacity‐management rules for fixed‐access xPON/FTTH platforms to guarantee best customer performance.
Coordinate implementation for new projects involving xPON/FTTHx platforms.
Implement new services for Consumer and Enterprise (e.g., new speeds or fixed services over XGS‐PON) and Mobile Backhauling over xPON/FTTx technology.
Support testing activities for new software upgrades, bug fixing, security patches, etc.
High‐ and Low‐Level Design (HLD & LLD) for new services and/or platforms.
Implement security policies defined by Vodafone to harden all fixed‐access xPON/FTTx platforms.
Automate network activities in fixed‐access xPON/FTTx platforms using scripting or RPA techniques.
What you bring
University degree in Telecommunication or related field, with 5+ years of experience.
Very good knowledge of fixed‐access technologies (GPON, XGSPON, new PON flavours, P2P Ethernet fiber) with special emphasis on SDN.
Experience with protocols and interfaces, particularly southbound interfaces between OSS and SDN‐C (e.g., XML, JSON, SOAP, RESTconf, Netconf, YANG, Openflow, Kafka, Corba).
Competence in standard web services used in OSS/SDN‐C environments (Keycloak, Grafana, MariaDB).
Communication and security protocols: switching and routing (VLAN, L2/L3 QoS), validation and authentication (PPP, DHCP).
Strong experience working in cross‐engineering teams and teamwork capacity.
Advanced level of English.
Why Vodafone?
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We pledge to provide equal opportunities to individuals of all backgrounds and abilities, including those with functional diversity. We welcome and support individuals with diversity and are committed to reasonable accommodations to ensure everyone can fully participate and excel.
Benefits
Hybrid working (2 days in the office)
Competitive salary
Intensive Summer Schedule
Intensive schedule every Friday
Health insurance
Life insurance
25 days holiday + December 24th and 31st
Restaurant tickets
Online training
Apply with an English version of your CV.
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