Technical Routing Analyst
Vonage is hiring a Technical Routing Analyst. Level rates it ; you can apply on Vonage.
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- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Zendesk, Tableau and Smpp.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 30 other open roles at Vonage.
- The role was posted within the past week.
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Monitor and optimize global SMS and voice routing performance, ensuring quality and cost efficiency.
Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!
About Vonage
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader in the $100B+ CPaaS market. Customers including Airbnb, Snapchat, and thousands of enterprises depend on our APIs and SDKs to deliver SMS, voice, and messaging at scale. The Technical Routing & Quality team sits at the heart of this — owning the configuration and performance of every message and call that traverses the Vonage network.
Why This Role Matters
Every OTP SMS, enterprise marketing message, and API-triggered communication travels through routing groups owned and maintained by this team. As a Technical Routing Analyst, you will own the day-to-day quality and cost performance of global SMS and voice routing, ensuring traffic is delivered reliably, efficiently, and at the best possible margin.
What You Will Do
- Monitor and respond to quality alerts (SMSCR, DLR Success Ratio, Rejected/Undelivered, Queue, Bind-down) via Zendesk and Tableau, following established investigation processes
- Provide 24x5 follow-the-sun routing assurance coverage in rotation with regional peers
- Perform proactive quality assurance across SMS and voice destinations — identifying degraded suppliers and initiating route changes
- Manage country-level routing: evaluate supplier performance against cost and quality targets and implement tiered routing decisions
- Onboard and test new supplier connections (SMPP/MM4/MM7 protocols) in coordination with Connectivity Operations
- Identify and escalate carrier degradations, encoding errors, and throughput issues, coordinating resolution with CORT and suppliers
- Contribute to automation initiatives that improve supplier onboarding times, cost management, and quality alerting
- Participate in regional handover processes and maintain clear handover notes for the next-shift team
- Support the migration of SMS services from IBM Data Centres to AWS
What You Will Bring
- Solid understanding of SMS routing fundamentals — SMPP protocol, DLR codes, encoding, conversion rates, and delivery ratio metrics
- Experience working with carrier or telco routing systems and monitoring tools (e.g. Tableau, Zendesk, or equivalent)
- Analytical mindset with the ability to investigate degradation patterns, cross-reference data sources, and drive root-cause resolution
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, 24x5 operational environment with on-call responsibilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to coordinate clearly across time zones with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with carrier, product, and engineering teams
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with voice routing metrics (ASR, NER, MOS, PDD) and SIP fundamentals
- Experience with ML-driven or algorithmic routing systems
- Knowledge of RCS, Network APIs, or US direct carrier connectivity
- Background in a CPaaS, wholesale telco, or carrier operations environment
About the Team
The Technical Routing & Quality team is focused on three objectives: reducing tech debt, automating the core business, and investing in growth areas such as Network APIs, RCS, and US direct connectivity. We operate a follow-the-sun model and work closely with Carrier Partnerships, Product, and Engineering to deliver best-in-class routing services.
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There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.
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Who we are:
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.
Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.
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Technical Routing Analyst at Vonage rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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- Tell me about a project where routing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where telecommunications was part of your work. What did you do?
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- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
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