Jobs at Ericsson

About this opportunity

• We are seeking a Packet Core & Cloud Infrastructure Expert to design, deploy, and operate telecom packet core systems on virtualized and cloud-native infrastructures.
• You will bridge telecom core network expertise with cloud platform operations, ensuring resilient, scalable, and high-performing environments for 4G and 5G services.

What you will do

• Design and manage cloud infrastructure supporting packet core systems
• Deploy and support virtualized and cloud-native network functions on OpenStack and Kubernetes
• Oversee infrastructure lifecycle: installation, upgrades, patching, and scaling
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery readiness
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization
• Lead troubleshooting across network, compute, storage, and virtualization layers
• Support integration of core network nodes
• Drive automation through DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code
• Monitor systems using industry standard tools
• Ensure security, hardening, and compliance standards
• Collaborate with vendors, radio access network, transport, and IT teams
• Manage incidents, root cause analysis, and escalations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
• 6+ years in telecom core networks and cloud infrastructure
• Proficiency with OpenStack and/or Kubernetes.

Preferred:

• Cloud or container orchestration certifications
• Ericsson telco cloud platform experience
• 5G deployment exposure
• Large-scale production environment experience.

The skill you bring:

• Deep knowledge of cellular network core architectures and signaling protocols
• Hands-on experience with OpenStack and Kubernetes environments
• Strong expertise in cloud compute, storage, and networking
• Proven troubleshooting skills across infrastructure layers
• Experience in 24/7 production-critical environments
• Expertise in high availability design and disaster recovery
• Security hardening and compliance knowledge
• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills.

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What you will do

• Lead RAN techno-commercial strategy and tactics support for CU-prioritised engagements, benchmarking, new product/commercial model introductions and complex non-delegated cases. 
• Translate RAN technology advancements into compelling ROI/TCO value narratives with relevant commercial structures and risk-mitigation options. 
• Drive proactive value creation: contribute to Strategy-to-Win (S2W) and country strategies ahead of RFQs, shifting stakeholders to proactive mode and positively influencing customer engagement. 
• Facilitate data-driven, value-based and market-relevant pricing through benchmarks, discount guardrails and margin-smart incentive frameworks jointly with Pricing, Contract Management and Sales. 
• Optimise offer scope with domain teams to maximise customer ROI and probability of success. 
• Shape negotiation strategy with Customer Unit (CU) Commercial Management and Technical Presales; represent techno-commercial logic credibly with customer CTO/CPO/CFO teams, supporting selected direct customer negotiations. 
• Industrialise reusable assets and share best practices: value argumentations, commercial tactics, barebone scoping examples, commercial models and T&Cs frameworks  
• Drive pricing excellence activities to support calibration of prices in various markets; analyse and influence commercial set targets. 

The skills you bring

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Business or related fields; MBA preferred. 
• Proven experience in commercial, solution or techno-commercial roles within the RAN domain, with hands-on structuring and negotiation of complex telecom/ICT deals. 
• Strong RAN technology knowledge (2G–5G, Massive MIMO, SW licensing, Cloud RAN, Open RAN) and exposure to Core, Cloud, Transport and OSS/BSS. Mastery of commercial modelling, TCO/ROI analysis and value-based pricing. 
• Excellent stakeholder management — credible with Domain/Commercial Management and CTO/CPO/CFO level; clear communicator in English (local African languages a plus). 
• Challenger mindset: fact-based problem solver who thrives under pressure within complex stakeholder dynamics. 
• Experience in EMEA and Africa telecom markets preferred.