14 hours ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end architecture across 4G EPC, 5G SA Core, subscriber data management, and cloud infrastructure.
- Lead and delegate work across a team of Solution Architects from different product areas.
- Create high-level and low-level designs, migration and rollback plans, and operational models.
- Ensure architectural consistency across CNFs and underlying cloud platforms, including Ericsson CNIS multi-site deployments.
- Advise customer CTO, architecture, and operations teams and lead architecture and change review forums.
- Assess technical risks and define mitigation plans for major network and cloud changes.
- Plan and support traffic migrations, software upgrades, disaster recovery, and failover.
- Define Kubernetes and cloud platform standards for resiliency, security, networking, storage, and observability.
- Drive automation, CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code for Core and Cloud environments.
- Improve monitoring, alerting, logging, and performance management with OMC, OSS, CNS, and NOC teams.
- Partner with business, solution, and delivery teams on solution scoping, statements of work, and customer proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in Core/Cloud and 5+ years in technical leadership roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Ericsson 5G SA Core components including AMF, SMF, UPF, PCF, UDM, AUSF, NRF, NEF, and CHF.
- Strong hands-on experience with 4G EPC components including MME, SGW, PGW, PCRF, and HSS.
- Excellent communication, customer advisory, technical deep-dive, conflict-resolution, and customer buy-in skills.
- Solid knowledge of Ericsson CNIS, NFVi/cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, containers, and CNFs.
- Knowledge of IMS, VoLTE/VoNR, data management, call flows, IP networking, routing, security, and telecom protocols.
- Experience troubleshooting solution-level issues in multi-node environments.
- Practical experience with automation and CI/CD toolchains including Ansible, Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
- Track record leading complex Core and Cloud transformation programs in Tier-1 operator environments.
- Experience with public or hybrid cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including networking and security services.
- Cloud, Kubernetes, or telecom certifications such as CKA, AWS, or Azure certifications.
- Experience with services scoping, effort estimation, statements of work, and service descriptions.
Benefits
- Ontario base salary range of $127,000 - $166,950 CAD, plus eligibility for an annual short-term variable compensation bonus.
- Choice of three medical and dental plan options, with core-level coverage fully paid by Ericsson.
- Pension contribution and Registered Retirement Savings Plan matching, plus life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short-term disability coverage.
- Stock Purchase Plan eligibility and financial wellness, educational assistance, matching gifts, wellness, and recognition programs.
- At least 18 accrued vacation days, 3 personal days, 10 holidays, 1 volunteer day, and sick days, prorated based on start date.
- Up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of paid parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.
- Position located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Ericsson
Ericsson is a publicly traded telecommunications vendor that builds mobile network infrastructure (RAN, core, OSS/BSS), cloud platforms, and managed services for communications providers and enterprises. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Kista, Stockholm, it supplies 5G systems to operators worldwide and owns Vonage, expanding network APIs and enterprise communications offerings.