Network Consulting Engineer

Descrição do trabalho

Flint is a provider of professional services including Specialist Consultancy, Managed Services Specialist Resourcing to the telecommunications and IT sectors. Flint combines decades of telecoms and networking experience, coupled with the business insight, project management skills and resourcing capabilities that make mobile data projects happen quickly and efficiently. We do business in over 20 countries around the world, delivering our services to Tier 1 and Tier 2 mobile network operators and vendors.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Onsite presence required)

Contract Type: Freelance / Consulting

Languages: Fluent English and Portuguese required

Are you a skilled consulting engineer passionate about solving complex technical challenges and delivering enterprise-grade network and cloud solutions? We're looking for a Consulting Engineer to join a high-impact customer-facing role, working across strategic architecture, solution deployment, and hands-on optimization initiatives.

  • What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Lead end-to-end execution of network and service deployment projects, collaborating with customer stakeholders and internal teams.
  • Design, review, and validate High-Level and Low-Level Design Documents, as well as implementation and change management plans.
  • Resolve complex technical issues across SP Core, Mobility, and overlapping domains such as DNS, databases, and orchestration.
  • Build or utilize lab environments to troubleshoot compatibility and integration problems.
  • Use Python, Linux, and automation tools to develop digital assets such as scripts and configurations.
  • Act as the primary technical contact for assigned engagements, ensuring quick resolution and customer satisfaction.
  • Share and standardize knowledge across the wider engineering practice.
  • Your Expertise:
  • 5–8+ years in technical consulting, systems engineering, or service provider environments.
  • Strong background in Service Provider Core and Mobility technologies.
  • Familiarity with modern platforms such as OpenStack, Bluestack, CUPS, and network orchestration layers.
  • Proficiency in application support, scripting (Python), and Linux administration.
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS) and web application integration.
  • Fluent in English and Portuguese.
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  • You’ll Thrive If You:
  • Enjoy working directly with enterprise clients on-site.
  • Are comfortable navigating between hands-on engineering and high-level design.
  • Take ownership in complex troubleshooting and delivering robust, future-ready solutions.
  • Appreciate a collaborative, innovation-driven work culture.