Lead OSS Solution Architect - Ericsson

At Ericsson, you can be a game changer! Because working here isn’t just a deal. It’s a big deal. This means that you get to leverage our 140+ years of experience and the expertise of more than 95,000 diverse colleagues worldwide. As part of our team, you will help solve some of society´s most complicated challenges, enabling you to be ‘the person that did that.’ We’ve never had a greater opportunity to inspire change; setting the bar for technology to be inclusive and accessible; empowering an intelligent, sustainable, and connected world.

Are you in?

Our Exciting Opportunity

We are now looking for a Lead OSS Solution Architect, to drive assigned opportunities & deliveries. This role will be responsible for analyzing, designing and developing commercially viable End-to-End technical solutions for the customers. Lead SA will drive opportunities and deliveries in all OSS sub-domains Network Management, Analytics and Assurance and Orchestration. Working closely with Service Delivery Units, BDGS Solution Area OSS, Core & Cloud, PMO and the account team. The role is a part of the Digital Services team in Customer unit for West Africa.

You Will

• Define the technical solutions for OSS projects
• Driving pre-sales activities, produce solution maps and documents, cost estimation and Statement of Work
• Drive feasibility studies, network impact reports and test strategies for green field deployments, upgrades, expansions and migrations
• Act as a SPOC for all OSS solution engagements towards the customer and the Market Area teams
• Establish thought leadership through delivering customer presentations and webinars
• Support operational activities by closely working with the team responsible for deployment, upgrade, integration and testing

To Be Successful in The Role You Must Have

• Education: University degree or equivalent
• More than 7 years of experience as an OSS Solution Architect.
• Proven experience in Ericsson Network Manager (ENM), Ericsson Network IQ Statistics (ENIQ), Self-organizing Network (SON), Ericsson Orchestrator, Adaptive Inventory, Dynamic Activation, Cloud Manager, CENX
• Previous experience as a Services engineer or equivalent
• E2E technical understanding
• Core & Cloud solution architecture or 5G experience is an advantage
• Decision making and “just do it” demeanor
• Leading, presenting and communicating with internal and external partners at C-level.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
• Business and Commercial acumen
• Evidence of ongoing self-development required

You Should Also Have

• Travel up to 75% at short notice is important
• Working during maintenance windows and outside working hours is important for this role

Role is flexible for hiring in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana or Ivory Coast.

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