About this Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced System Architect - rApps to drive the end-to-end architecture of multiple rApps within the CNS portfolio. You will be responsible for defining scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud-native solutions while ensuring alignment with CSE architecture principles and rApps portfolio standards.
As a key technical leader, you will collaborate with Product, System Owners, S&T, NDO experts, SRE, and DevOps teams, providing architectural direction, managing technical risks, and driving long-term platform evolution.
What You Will Do
Architecture Ownership & Design• Own and evolve the architecture of assigned rApps, including data flows, interfaces, deployment models, and integrations.• Lead technical studies, opportunity assessments, and architecture decisions across the entire product lifecycle.• Define and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and design guidelines aligned with SAN rApps architecture.• Ensure effective integration with EIC/EIAP platform capabilities, including APIs, security, observability, deployment, and lifecycle management.• Define and drive non-functional requirements such as scalability, reliability, performance, security, privacy, and maintainability.• Support High-Level and Low-Level Design activities and provide architectural guidance to development teams.• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and technical debt while driving mitigation plans.• Translate RAN automation use cases into scalable and production-ready software architectures.
Technical Leadership• Mentor and guide DevOps teams on architecture strategy, standards, and best practices.• Lead technical studies, evaluate design trade-offs, and support architectural decision-making.• Conduct architecture and design reviews to ensure quality and compliance with standards.• Collaborate with SRE teams to address complex technical issues and improve operational excellence.• Represent development teams in architecture forums and governance boards.
What You Will Bring
Education• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field. "All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification."
Experience• 13+ years of experience in software or system development, including significant experience in cloud-native and distributed system architecture.• Experience in Telecom, RAN, O-RAN, SMO, network automation, or related domains.• Proven success in Agile DevOps environments, including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.• Experience driving architecture governance, technical debt management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Technical Skills• Strong expertise in cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, containers, microservices, service mesh, and API management.• Hands-on experience with Python and React development.• Understanding of RAN automation, Non-RT RIC concepts, and rApps ecosystems.• Experience designing highly available, scalable, observable, and secure systems.• Strong knowledge of security and privacy-by-design principles.• Exposure to AI/ML-driven applications and data-centric architectures is an advantage.
Behavioral & Leadership Skills• Technical leadership ability and stakeholder management skills.• Excellent analytical, decision making and communication skills.
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) || Bangalore
Req ID: 788511
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field
- 13+ years of experience in software or system development, including cloud-native and distributed system architecture
- Experience in Telecom domains such as RAN, O-RAN, SMO, network automation, or related domains
- Expertise with Kubernetes, containers (Docker), microservices, service mesh, and API management
- Hands-on experience with Python and React
- Proven experience in Agile DevOps environments including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability/SRE practices
- Experience driving architecture governance, technical debt management, and cross-functional collaboration
- Strong knowledge of security and privacy-by-design principles
- Ability to translate RAN automation and Non-RT RIC use cases into scalable, production-ready software architectures
- Exposure to AI/ML-driven applications and data-centric architectures
- Experience mentoring and providing technical leadership to DevOps and SRE teams
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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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