VodafoneThree – Network and Integration Engineer

VodafoneThree – Network and Integration Engineer

Aggregate function: External AffairsBusiness Area: Local External Affairs

• Location: Newbury + Hybrid
• Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
• Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
• Security Clearance: Secured Vetting (SC) clearance required

What you’ll do

• Lead integration activities between highly specialised compliance platforms and Vodafone’s UK mobile network, including Ericsson core network components, IP infrastructure, and supporting IT systems
• Act as a trusted technical authority, shaping integration design, configuration, and validation
• Work closely with architecture and design leads to ensure all integrations align with security, operational, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate day to day with Ericsson and other trusted third‑party vendors, helping to align systems, interfaces, data flows, and operational behaviours
• Step in as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, leading investigations across network, platform, and integration domains and driving issues through to resolution
• Support planned changes, upgrades, and enhancements, ensuring stability, auditability, and security before, during, and after change windows
• Mentor and support junior engineers, sharing your knowledge through hands‑on guidance, documentation, and the development of learning pathways that strengthen the whole team
• Operate with the highest levels of professionalism, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive systems and information in a regulated, security‑sensitive environment

Who you are

• Significant hands‑on experience in UNIX/Linux systems and platform integration
• Good working knowledge of mobile network technology and architecture (2G, 4G, 5G, VoNR, etc.) and associated system security principles
• Complex systems integration across network and IT estates
• Strong experience integrating systems across multiple technical domains, with a solid understanding of interfaces, data flows, protocols, and dependencies
• Background working in large‑scale telecommunications or similarly complex, networked environments (experience with Ericsson technologies is a plus)
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in live environments involving multiple systems and vendors
• Confidence working with senior engineers, vendors, and stakeholders, providing technical leadership without formal line management responsibility
• A collaborative mindset and enjoyment of sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and helping teams grow sustainably
• Eligibility for, or existing, SC security clearance, with the judgement and professionalism required for sensitive operational roles

What we offer

Excellent salary, bonus, and Vodafone benefits. Up to 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, paid time for charity work. Flexible benefits package including discounts, vouchers, pension plan, and learning tools. Family‑friendly support and top‑notch parental leave policies.

Equal opportunities

We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applicants with disabilities. If you require reasonable adjustments, please indicate your need. Vodafone is committed to inclusion for all.

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