Senior Engineer/Engineer, NFV Orchestration Software | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Job Description

Reference #: CT/NSOFT/1965/170301

Openings :

Job Responsibilities

Perform R&D on network virtualization technologies, such as NFV (Network Function Virtualization), SDN (Software Defined Networking), SFC (Service Function Chaining), MEC (Mobile Edge Computing), to evolve next generation mobile network.
Software development and integration of key modules for LTE networks such as, LTE EPC, NFV orchestrator, NFV infrastructure (NFVI) platform.
Research major open projects related to cloud/NFV: OPNFV, ONP, OpenStack, OpenDaylight, ONOS, DPDK.

Requirements

Senior Engineer: Bachelor’s degree + 6 year experience or Master’s degree + 3 year experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications related studies; less experience (including fresh graduates will be considered for Engineer position).
Knowledge of computer networks and protocols;
Knowledge and solid experience in Java programming, and web programming (HTML5, javascript, ExtJS);
Knowledge/experience in open projects on: OpenStack and OpenDaylight, ONOS, would be a plus;
Knowledge and experience in SDN switches, would be a plus
Linux networking & virtualization: Kernel network stack, OVS, KVM/Qemu, libvirt, LXC/Docker, would be a plus
Fluent in English, good written and oral communications skills

Application

More about ASTRI

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Advanced Electronic Components and Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies; Communications Technologies; IoT Sensing and AI Technologies; and Intelligent Perception and Control Technologies. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. ASTRI has transferred about 1,600 technologies to the industry and has been granted close to 1,200 patents in the Chinese Mainland, the United States, and other countries. As a Hong Kong R&D centre, one of ASTRI’s important goals is to help customers harness business opportunities from the thriving technology market and increase their competitive strengths. Customers and partners can improve their efficacy by drawing on ASTRI’s expertise and research achievements.