About this Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Engineer Application Operations (Database Administrator) to join our Telecom/IT operations team. This is a critical role supporting our 24×7 production database infrastructure across multiple platforms. You will work with enterprise-grade databases in a high-availability environment, managing standby systems, performance optimization, and incident response for our telecom operations. This position offers exposure to modern database technologies and opportunities to develop automation and monitoring capabilities in a complex, mission-critical setting.
What You Will Do
- Execute daily BAU (Business As Usual) checks and health monitoring from a database operations perspective
- Join System Recovery Teams (SRTs) to provide database expertise during incidents and escalations
- Develop, test, and deploy automated monitoring and alerting scripts to improve operational visibility
- Perform database performance tuning and SQL optimization on PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, and other platforms
- Troubleshoot production database issues, applying expertise in standby/failover scenarios
- Design, code, test, and integrate custom database solutions and implementations aligned with SDLC phases, including PL/SQL development
- Prepare technical documentation and solution descriptions for custom implementations
- Own assigned tasks end-to-end, coordinating across teams to ensure timely resolution
- Maintain adherence to SLA targets, ticket quality metrics, and incident management processes per MSDP standards
- Support 24×7 operations with on-call rotations as required
You Will Bring
- 3-5 years of hands-on DBA experience in Telecom or IT environments
- Proficiency with multiple database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra) with demonstrated ability to learn new technologies
- Strong understanding of production standby database concepts, failover mechanisms, and high-availability architectures
- Proven expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, and SQL troubleshooting
- Solid grasp of common database operational issues and systematic troubleshooting methodologies
- Experience across SDLC phases including design, coding, testing, integration, and PL/SQL programming
- Familiarity with IT infrastructure: networks, servers, security systems, and client-server environments (advantageous)
- Commitment to operational excellence, process adherence, and customer-focused service delivery
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Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) ||
Req ID: 789286
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of hands-on DBA experience in Telecom or IT environments
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cassandra
- Strong understanding of standby database concepts, failover mechanisms, and high-availability architectures
- Proven expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, and SQL troubleshooting
- Experience across SDLC phases including design, coding, testing, integration, and PL/SQL programming
- Experience developing, testing, and deploying automated monitoring and alerting scripts
- Support 24×7 operations with on-call rotations
- Familiarity with IT infrastructure: networks, servers, security systems, and client-server environments
What the Team is Saying
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Ericsson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage options are described as broad, with multiple medical plan choices (often three) plus dental and mental health resources. U.S. materials also reference PPO and HDHP options, and some teams contribute to HSAs.
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Retirement Support — U.S. postings outline a 401(k) with an automatic 3% company contribution plus matching that reaches 4% when employees contribute 5%. This combination is repeatedly listed in role postings and characterized as strong for the sector.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. job descriptions frequently cite up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid parental/adoption leave at 100% pay. These benefits are positioned as exceeding many U.S. corporate policies.
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What We Do
Ericsson builds the digital connectivity the world relies on. Our technology underpins the mobile networks, platforms, and systems that billions of people, businesses, and societies depend on every day. We are a global leader in communications technology, delivering mobile network infrastructure, cloud software, and wireless connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. Our networks support connectivity across 180+ countries, helping power everyday communication as well as critical digital services at global scale. Connectivity has evolved far beyond consumer mobile use. Today, nearly 80% of the world’s population accesses the internet via mobile networks, and Ericsson is helping shape what comes next. We are advancing 5G and 5G Advanced, developing network APIs that open connectivity to the global developer ecosystem, and applying automation and AI to make networks more intelligent, efficient, and resilient. Ericsson was the first company to launch live 5G networks on five continents, and our 5G platform is now commercially live in 150+ networks across 60+ countries. We also support more than 36,000 enterprise customers, enabling secure, high-performance connectivity for industries such as manufacturing, aviation, logistics, utilities, and public safety, where reliability and performance are mission critical. Innovation is central to how we work. Ericsson has approximately 28,000 employees in research and development, backed by one of the strongest intellectual property portfolios in the industry with 60,000+ granted patents. Our engineers, researchers, and technologists work across 100+ global R&D sites, helping define how networks evolve and how digital infrastructure is built for the long term. As the world moves toward a mobile-first, AI-powered, and cloud-driven future, connectivity becomes the foundation for digital transformation across every industry. Ericsson is building that foundation, shaping the future of digital connectivity through technology that operates at global scale and supports real-world impact, today and for what comes next.
Why Work With Us
Ericsson is a place for people who want to work on technology that powers everyday life. You’ll contribute to large-scale systems used every day, tackle complex challenges in live environments, and keep developing your skills and career in your own vision.
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