About the opportunity
Join a motivated infrastructure and database team delivering a best-in-class platform for customer application workloads. You will support mission-critical systems across our telecom environment, working with the Infra Cloud and DBA team on an end-to-end BOSS-centric project. This role focuses on reliable, high-performance database platforms and offers strong learning and growth opportunities in a collaborative, innovative setting.
What you will do
- Design, deploy and maintain PostgreSQL/EDB and Oracle database environments to meet availability and performance targets.
- Configure and manage high-availability and connection pooling solutions (for example, pgbouncer and other HA tools) and Oracle RAC/Data Guard setups.
- Monitor, tune and optimize database performance for efficient storage and fast queries.
- Implement and manage backup, recovery and security practices to protect data integrity.
- Support capacity planning, performance tuning and platform scaling decisions.
- Troubleshoot incidents and resolve database issues in collaboration with cloud, infrastructure and development teams.
- Communicate status, risks and improvement plans to stakeholders and contribute to architecture and operational best practices.
You will bring
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/EDB, including high-availability and connection pooling tools.
- Strong experience with Oracle Database 19c, including RAC and Data Guard.
- Clear communicator who can work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven track record of independently solving problems and working within teams.
- Willingness to support global operations across time zones as required.
- Experience or familiarity with telecom industry database requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with Oracle GoldenGate or other replication/integration tools.
- Exposure to a NoSQL database such as Cassandra or MongoDB.
- Basic familiarity with cloud and container architectures.
What success looks like
- Reliable, highly available database platforms that meet agreed SLAs.
- Measurable improvements in performance, recovery time and capacity planning.
- Successful delivery of design and operational practices that enable customer applications to run efficiently.
- Clear documentation, reduced incident frequency and faster resolution times.
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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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