Job Description
Cornerstone is the UK’s leading mobile and digital infrastructure provider, managing over 15,700 sites and holding 35% of the market. Our Mission is to be famous for excellence in delivery, embracing transformation with our people and our customers at its heart.
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Wireless Solutions Architect with deep expertise in O-RAN, 5G SA (Standalone), virtualised RAN (vRAN), and open RAN (xRAN) frameworks. This role is responsible for architecting and delivering end-to-end wireless solutions that enable scalable, flexible, and interoperable next-generation networks. You will play a critical role in designing, validating, and guiding the deployment of disaggregated and cloud-native RAN systems across diverse deployment scenarios.
Scope
1. Architect and design advanced wireless network solutions with a focus on Open RAN, 5G Standalone (SA), and virtualised RAN systems.
2. Define system architecture for multi-vendor, cloud-native RAN infrastructure, including RU/DU/CU components.
3. Evaluate solutions for fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul interfaces, with a particular focus on O-RAN Split 7.2x.
4. Lead end-to-end solution design, integration, and validation of vRAN/ xRAN technologies within both private and public 5G deployments.
5. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, engineering teams, and external technology partners ...