We are seeking a driven and dynamic Integration Engineer to join our team at Ericsson. This role provides an exceptional opportunity for a motivated individual to contribute meaningfully to data-driven integration services. The chosen candidate will need to analyze, develop, and execute test cases, thereby ensuring adequate configuration and seamless integration of our network systems. In addition to this, the role demands a meticulous adherence to our group directives, legal, and financial requirements. In this position, you will be working within Ericsson's global and local Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (E+OHS) standards, while ensuring the utmost data security and privacy. This role offers a stimulating and challenging setting that promotes continuous learning and growth.
What you will do:- Design and implement NFVi platforms based on OpenStack, Kubernetes, container runtimes, and related cloud-native technologies.- Deploy and integrate virtual network functions (VNFs) and cloud-native network functions (CNFs) on distributed, multi-tenant infrastructure.- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, testing, and lifecycle operations using Python, Ansible, Terraform, Helm, or equivalent tools.- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure, platform components, and network-function deployment workflows.- Perform capacity planning, platform hardening, upgrades, patching, backup, disaster recovery, and system health checks.- Monitor platform availability, performance, and resource utilization using metrics, logs, traces, and alerting systems.- Lead incident investigation and root-cause analysis for deployment, performance, interoperability, and service-impacting issues.- Produce clear technical documentation, operational procedures, test plans, and handover materials.- Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to validate fixes, resolve defects, and improve platform reliability.- Support solution trials, acceptance testing, deployment activities, and occasional out-of-hours maintenance windows when required.
The skills you bring:- OpenStack, Kubernetes, VMware, KVM, or an equivalent virtualization/cloud platform.- Familiarity with containers, container networking, registries, Helm, and Kubernetes operations.- Automation.- Troubleshooting skills.- Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Understanding of IP networking, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting tools.- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in distributed, cross-functional teams.- Open to Fresh Graduate with relevant exposure and experience
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: Sri Lanka (LK) || Colombo
Req ID: 791409
Skills Required
- Experience or relevant exposure to OpenStack, Kubernetes, VMware, KVM, or equivalent virtualization and cloud platforms
- Familiarity with containers, container networking, registries, Helm, and Kubernetes operations
- Infrastructure and deployment automation skills
- Troubleshooting skills
- Understanding of IP networking, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting tools
- Knowledge or exposure to artificial intelligence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in distributed, cross-functional teams
- Fresh graduates with relevant exposure and experience are eligible
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Ericsson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and reliable, with multiple medical plan choices, dental/vision, and mental-health/EAP resources. Available descriptions highlight healthcare and disability insurance as consistent strengths.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials point to an automatic company 401(k) contribution plus matching that can add up to a notably high employer contribution, and some regions also offer pension options. This structure is often cited as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs are characterized as generous, with sizable vacation allowances, paid holidays, sick time, volunteer time, and strong parental leave in some locations. PTO is frequently highlighted as a standout element of the package.
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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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