𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗢 𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗥 (𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡)

About the Role

Tangent International is seeking a Senior BO RAN Engineer (Automation) to support a significant telecommunications project. This contract position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires an engineer with 2-5 years of experience in Ericsson RAN environments. The role focuses on supporting live 2G, 4G/LTE, and 5G networks while developing automation solutions to enhance network performance, operational efficiency, and service reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead L2 RAN troubleshooting, incident investigation, eNB/gNB tracing, and root-cause analysis.
• Support Ericsson BSC, APG, and RBS environments across 2G, 4G/LTE, and 5G networks.
• Design, develop, and maintain Python and AMOS automation scripts for alarms, KPIs, health checks, and reporting.
• Automate repetitive network operations, troubleshooting processes, and configuration validation.
• Support site integration, acceptance testing, reparenting, and approved network parameter changes.
• Implement automated pre-checks, post-checks, exception handling, logging, and rollback procedures.
• Collaborate with FO RAN, optimisation, core, transmission, and customer engineering teams.
• Improve automation reliability through testing, documentation, version control, and continuous optimisation.
• Provide technical guidance, support major incidents, and mentor junior engineers.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in RAN Back Office, TAC, or managed-services operations.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Ericsson 2G, 4G/LTE, and 5G RAN networks.
• Advanced troubleshooting using network traces, alarms, KPIs, and configuration data.
• Proven practical experience developing automation using Python and Ericsson AMOS.
• Experience designing, testing, deploying, and maintaining operational automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of Ericsson RAN architecture, network integration, and performance management.

Advantageous Skills

• API/CLI integration and JSON/CSV data processing.
• Git or other version-control tools.
• Automated alarm management, ticket enrichment, and trace analysis.
• Ericsson RAN management platforms and configuration management tools.
• Site integration, network acceptance, and change validation.

Work Environment

This role is a contract position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on supporting a major telecommunications project. The successful candidate will work within a dynamic environment, collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure network stability and efficiency.