The Principal Network Engineer will function as operations lead providing subject matter expertise and operational support for the team on the IMS Core Subscriber Data Management (SDM) Backend database and provisioning elements including 5G UDR, 4G OneNDS, Provisioning Gateways, and Netact Element Management Systems. The candidate must have hands on experience at an operational level demonstrating routine care and feeding via Linux/OpenStack/Webscale/Application Deployments, scripting, and automation. Must be well versed at debugging/troubleshooting techniques for the application and system infrastructure. Installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting of 4G and 5G core network elements. Monitoring performance, optimization, log analyzation. Using your experience with 5G call flow and network function virtualization (NFV). Using your knowledge of 5G security protocols and best practices. Using your understanding of 3GPP standards and specifications related to 5G core. Integration with existing 5G/4G network functions.