Solution Architect Job at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solution Architect

Req ID: 363964
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Categories: Network Operation and Integration

Details

• 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.

Our Exciting Opportunity:

• We are now looking for a Solution Architect in the Telephony Evolution domain, who will be responsible for driving end-to-end, commercially viable, technical solutions for the customers.
• In this role, you will also be accountable for providing profitable business for Ericsson by translating customer needs, and technology opportunities into detailed technical offering, solutions and proposals.

You Will:

• Engage with the customer’s Core planning, engineering and operation teams to understand customer requirements, problems and pain points within the communication services domain
• Full understanding of the IMS core architecture and its integration with the surrounding network elements.
• Analyze customer technology, define business requirements and participate in risk analysis
• Work with core team on list of potential activities and solutions
• Develop technical presentations and proposals, and perform customer presentations
• Provide feedback to R&D
• Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing
• Stay abreast of on new technology/technical areas and share information about solution to enable customer competence build.
• Scope, define and design solution offerings that address the customer’s needs
• Driving end-to-end technical solutions and handles the role of End-to -End Solution Architect for Communication Services projects.
• Handles the role of the Customer Solution Responsible (CSR) within the Core3 of different opportunities

Requirements
To be successful in the role you are

• Education: Bachelor's degree of Communication Engineering,
• Experience as end to end solution architect with proven record of IMS/VoLTE/FMC projects
• Proven experience of driving engagements in the Pre-Sales phase
• Excellent Presentation Skills and Communication Skills.
• Minimum 10 years of proven experience in IMS and Core projects and engagements
• Domain experience: area of expertise – IMS