Solutions Architect

This is a Technical Business Development position within the Consulting and Learning Services organization. Job duties include, but are not limited to the following: System solutions analysis, creation, while working closely with Business Development to gather customer requirements and specifications and translating those needs into effective solutions in order to meet customer expectations Responsible for analyzing, designing and developing commercially viable end-to-end technical solutions based on the customer's specifications and business needs in the area of Internet of Things, targeting the testing of CAT M1, Narrow Band IOT, and LTE chipset, module, and application implementations. Drive business and Service Layer & Telecom management solution development with the customer by finding new opportunities based on expanding existing solutions as well as creating new ones.

Attend as well as drive customer meetings for specific solutions and different areas. Develop cost estimates, and perform project planning including adaptations Responsible for short and long-term profitable business for Ericsson by being part of or working closely with the Core 3 team to translate the customer need and technology opportunities into detailed technical offerings, solutions and proposals. Supports the Consultants during requirement analysis and high level design phases.

COMPETENCE: Skills, Experience, & Education BS or MS in Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or acceptable combination of equivalent post secondary education and experience will be considered 7-10 years previous experience working in software design and integration within the Telecommunications or IT space is required Solid background working with CDMA and/or GSM and 4G LTE applications as well as well as all related protocols is critical 7-10 years experience working in a direct customer-facing role with related pre-sales responsibilities is ideal 3 or more years working with Internet of Things and/or Machine to Machine modules, provisioning gateways, and applications, including solution design, integration, testing, and delivery. Excellent knowledge of IP networking and Internet technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Radius, Diameter) Knowledge of wireless technologies (call flow) and related protocols preferred Knowledge of Ericsson products or telecom experience in an Operator (Carrier) environment is highly desired. Cloud Service Delivery and Service Enablement solutions and VAS (Value added services) transformation/consolidation; IP and network knowledge Core Competencies: Excellent communication skills are ideal in order to be able to participate and drive customer meetings, as well as develop solutions.

Ability to work under stressful situations, meet tight deadlines and deliver services with high quality Ability to examine situations from a highly analytical perspective Ability to take on a leadership role in a team environment. Ability to understand specific needs in which to create or alter solutions Ability to understand and drive In-Service Performance issues for complex systems.