About this opportunity:
This position is in the Strategic Competence Unit (SCU) within the Solution Area Cognitive Network Solutions (SA CNS) in Ericsson. The SCU is a global service delivery expertise group located in a few countries. You will be working as a Solution Architect, focusing on the latest technology (i.e., 5G-A, ML/AI, Cloud-RAN) to help our network shine. You will be involved in projects with many diverse customers around the world. In this role, you will be an expert and a go-to person in the field of Network Design and Optimization.
What you will do:
- Deliver services and provide presales support in Network Design and Optimization (NDO).
- Develop and improve offerings for services, software, and products.
- Consult technical staff and senior management in customer organizations to understand their requirements.
- Develop complex end-to-end solutions to meet operators' technical and business requirements.
- Implement customer solutions within agreed time, scope and cost, manage expectations, and obtain acceptance.
- Share knowledge within Ericsson and with customers.
The skills you bring:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in radio access network design and optimization.
- Recognized as a top technical expert in their area of expertise within their company.
- Deep technical knowledge in RAN and deep data analytics, including the use of statistical tools and methodologies to analyze and correlate network data.
- NDO expertise in areas including 4G, 5G NSA/SA, VoLTE/VoNR, MBB/FWA, RAN Sharing/MOCN, Differentiated Connectivity, ML/AI applied to NDO services, and Cloud-RAN
- Competence in end-to-end services covering devices, RAN, Transport and Packet Core domains.
- Understanding customers' business objectives and linking them to improvements in Network Performance.
- Able to work effectively as part of a diverse team in complex and demanding engagements.
- Innovative and self-motivated, able to work under pressure and learn independently.
- Result oriented with focus on customer satisfaction and project delivery.
- Excellent communication skills. Fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Capacity to be able to travel globally as per business requirements.
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Primary country and city: Australia (AU) || Melbourne
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in radio access network design and optimization
- Recognized as a top technical expert within the organization
- Deep technical knowledge of RAN and data analytics, including statistical tools and methodologies
- Expertise in network design and optimization across 4G, 5G NSA/SA, VoLTE/VoNR, MBB/FWA, RAN Sharing/MOCN, differentiated connectivity, ML/AI, and Cloud-RAN
- Competence in end-to-end services covering devices, RAN, transport, and packet core domains
- Ability to connect customer business objectives with network performance improvements
- Ability to work effectively in diverse teams and complex customer engagements
- Innovative, self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work under pressure
- Result-oriented approach focused on customer satisfaction and project delivery
- Excellent communication skills and fluent written and spoken English
- Ability to travel globally according to business requirements
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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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