R&D Engineer - Network Automation and AI Operations

Build HCT products that automate network operations: KPI analytics, anomaly detection, closed-loop automation and AI agents for the NOC.

You take ideas from whiteboard to working product on real network data, in a Dubai team that ships.

What you will do

• Build data pipelines from OSS, NMS, SNMP and streaming telemetry
• Train models for anomaly detection, KPI forecasting and root-cause analysis
• Write closed-loop automation with Python, Ansible and NETCONF/YANG
• Take prototypes from proof of concept to minimum viable product
• Run our Dubai lab and document what we build
• Work with the AI Engineer on agents that operate networks

What you bring

• BSc or MSc in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 2 to 5 years in network automation, data engineering or machine learning
• Strong Python, SQL and time-series data
• Git and good engineering habits
• Curiosity and the discipline to finish

Strong plus

• O-RAN RIC xApps and rApps
• Kafka, Prometheus and Grafana
• Research publications or patents

Your first 90 days

• Deliver one working prototype on real network data
• Automate a repetitive NOC task end to end
• Publish a short R&D roadmap for the next two quarters

What we offer

• Real projects on live operator, government and enterprise networks, not slideware
• Multi-vendor exposure: Viettel, Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and Open RAN
• AI agents built into daily work, so you spend time on engineering and selling, not admin
• Competitive package based on experience
• UAE employment visa and medical insurance
• Office in TECOM, Dubai, with a small senior team and direct access to the CEO