LTE Core Specialist

LTE Core Specialist

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• This new role will expose you to exciting technology and challenge the way you work
• Permanent role based at our Perth Operations Centre

About the role

We are looking for a LTE Core Specialist to lead the analysis, design, standardisation, availability, operational readiness and ongoing optimisation of the telecommunications network, specialising in LTE Wireless Networks. Work in close consultation with Engineers in other Rio Tinto divisions and provide expert technical advice for operational telecommunications issues.

This role is a great opportunity for a network subject matter expert (SME) and architect to optimise current and emerging technology and deliver a reliable service to the business safely while working in partnership with global vendors.

Reporting to the Manager Infrastructure Engineer APAC, and working in an exciting and collaborative environment within the Global IS&T Operations team, you will:

• Lead multiple technical teams consisting of internal and external resources, as well as vendors, to deliver Rio Tinto’s LTE programs as an SME
• Design and optimise the LTE network by proposing solutions for existing and new services and ensuring its safe delivery into a live environment
• Provide input into telecommunications strategy and planning processes
• Develop test documents and evaluate UE devices for production use over LTE
• Ensure that the capacity of the telecommunications network and physical assets are able to deliver the agreed service level targets in a cost effective and timely manner
• Develop and manage ongoing updates to telecommunication standards, documentation and knowledge management
• Management of all key core components of E-UTRAN MME, HSS, SGW and PGW and other EPC components
• Define, analyse, plan, measure and improve all aspects of the availability of telecommunication services to production
• Provide expert technical advice/guidance to Level 2 Resolver teams on an ad-hoc basis

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Bachelor degree qualification (Telecommunications/Engineering, IT/Data Networks) or equivalent experience
• Telecommunications based experience within a large enterprise/carrier or integrator; mining, oil and gas or manufacturing 5+ experience preferred
• LTE EPC systems and protocols – GTP, Diameter, IP, Radius, HSS, MME, SGW, PGW, signalling trace/analysis, IMS, VoLTE
• IP Transport/transmission – IP MPLS, Routing and switching, QoS
• Sound knowledge of main equipment vendors such as Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco
• Effective communication and reporting skills
• Knowledge and experience of LTE Network Management Systems aka NetAct – Performance Management, Configuration Management and Fault Management
• Knowledge of ITIL principles and processes and system engineering

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and hard work, as well as having the ability to go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminum – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.