Cloud Architect - NFVi

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

•    BE/ B.Tech
•    8+ years of in-depth experience in cloud infra-Solution design, Integration, Engineering and/or Product development in Telecom Network domains.

Required Skills: -

•    The Solution Architect will work directly with internal/ external customers and will support the engagement Practices and other Practice Area within Cloud & Core and GSC India to define and provide technical solutions that enhance the customer's competitive position.
•    This role demands positive mind-set, hands on Telco solution delivery experience, understanding end – to – end customer requirements e.g. Network functions (CNF/VNF) requirements/Dimensions capturing, Integration with NF & other nodes like 3PP, NMS, syslog etc. 
•    Provide support to the solution integrator, internal market and sales organizations as an expert in the solutions portfolio.
•    Excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders.
•    Analyze customer business processes and requirements for design input e.g CIQ
•    Excellent knowledge: L2/L3 Protocols/Technologies – VLAN, Switching Protocols/Routing Protocols /L2VPN/L3VPN 
•    Knowledge of overlay protocols e.g VxLAN and GRE.
•    Excellent knowledge of Routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, ISIS, QOS, VOIP
•    Experience in implementation / rollout of services in – Telecom service provider network- SDN/NFV, Native cloud, Data fabric & IP/MPLS. 
•    Hands-on in two or more SDN / NFV stacks / protocols like – ODL, OpenStack, OpenShift, ONOS, Blue Planet, Opennet, Netconf, Yang, Tail-f, Open Flow, Contrail
•    Hands-on in Phython, JSON, REST -
•    Excellent knowledge of Data Fabric creation & CLOS Architecture: Cisco, Juniper, EAM, Extreme SLX.
•    Excellent knowledge of Virtualization and Orchestrator.
•    Excellent Handson Knowledge on Ceph Storage and/or other storage solution network
•    (Mandatory) Hands-on experience in implementation of COTS products -
•    (Mandatory) Handson Knowledge on Virtualization, Dockers, Kubernetes & Linux environments.
•    (Mandatory) Strong understanding of Telco Solution & System Integration -
•    Good knowledge of Telecom & IT industry standards and compliance requirements.
•    Drive changes in the methods, processes and guidelines within the customer organization or internally. Also acts as a leader/mentor in day-to-day operations to provide insights for less experienced colleagues.
•    Drive Lead Generation / Add-on Sales and business opportunities during the entire process in order to contribute to increased sales volumes.
•    Formulate Test OBJECT list and plans use cases as per configuration and network features bought by customer.
•    Assist/Support during contract/commercial negotiations, in the Services Scoping of the Integration Service Delivery.
•    Providing technical solutions / suggestions to report problems.
•    Responsibility for Service Delivery as per Customer Contract and plan.
•    Preferred to have Cisco (CCIE/CCNA/) or Juniper (JNCIE/JNCIP/JNCIS).
•    CKA certification is Mandatory.
•    Preferred to have Ericsson CNIS hands-on experienced.
•    ETCP Cloud associate/Professional.
•    Must have hands-on experience on Telecom deployment and basic call flow.

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.
 
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Primary country and city: India (IN) || Gurgaon

Req ID: 783144