System Architect

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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

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