STP / DRA Engineer
Ridgeland, MS
Contracted
Mid Level
Required Skills & Experience
- 4–8+ years of telecom/wireless network operations experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise with:
- STP (Signaling Transfer Point) in SS7 networks
- DRA (Diameter Routing Agent) in LTE/5G networks
- Deep understanding of signaling protocols:
- SS7 (MTP, SCCP, ISUP, TCAP)
- Diameter protocol (S6a, Gx, Gy, Rx, etc.)
- Experience with routing, global title translation (GTT), and signaling screening.
- Knowledge of interconnect and roaming signaling flows.
- Familiarity with LTE EPC and 5G Core architecture.
- Experience with Linux/Unix systems.
- Ability to analyze traces using protocol analyzers and logs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with vendor platforms such as:
- Oracle (Tekelec) STP / DRA
- Ericsson Signaling Controller
- Nokia STP / DRA
- Exposure to virtualization (NFV) and cloud-native telecom deployments.
- Experience with signaling security (firewalls, fraud detection, SMS filtering).
- Familiarity with 5G signaling evolution (SBA, HTTP/2-based interfaces).
- ITIL certification or incident/problem management experience.
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