Senior Domain Specialist - Wireless Orchestration & Exposure (Ericsson Platforms)

Job Summary

The Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance (ESOA) platform underpins Telstra’s mobile service activation and assurance, supporting the C06 stream and enabling key capabilities such as product slicing and digitalisation. It plays a critical role in orchestrating service orders and ensuring operational reliability at scale. With Release 1 successfully launched and subsequent releases underway, the platform continues to evolve while supporting wireless network expansion and plays a key role in enabling Telstra’s Network-as-a-Product (NaaP) and Telstra Autonomous Network (TAN) ambitions by evolving orchestration capabilities toward intent-based, API-driven service delivery.

You will work across the integration and lifecycle management of Ericsson orchestration within multi-cloud environments, ensuring seamless deployment, scaling, and operation of 5G CNFs and end-to-end service delivery.

Our Perks & Benefits:

• Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work

• 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

• Professional development program

• An epic (free) Telstra mobile phone plan

• Laptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years

• Purchased Annual Leave scheme

• Discounted Telstra products and services

What You’ll Do

Cloud & Infrastructure (IaaS)

• Design, build, and operate cloud environments across OpenStack (RHOSP, CBIS, CEE), Bare Metal (CNIS) and VMware vCloud with a preference of experience wit Ericsson’s CEE and CNIS.

• Manage infrastructure scaling, networking, and storage across complex environments

• Administer and troubleshoot network and storage layers

Container & Cloud-Native Platforms

• Engineer and operate Kubernetes, Docker, and ECCD platforms

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of CNFs across model and production environment

Orchestration & Automation

• Integrate Ericsson’s Service Orchestrator with VIM and multi-cloud platforms

• Develop service orchestration using TOSCA and Jinja templates

• Automate infrastructure and network processes using Ansible

Integration & APIs

• Deliver integration across telecom and cloud ecosystems

• Enable automated deployments and testing using tools such as Bruno and Swagger

• Contribute to API design, governance, and lifecycle management

Solution Architecture & Platform Design

• Contribute to end-to-end solution architecture, including O2A workflows (e.g. network slicing)

• Act as a domain SME across orchestration and exposure, bridging architecture, platform engineering, and operations

• Support the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of platforms and solutions

Operations & Troubleshooting

• Lead troubleshooting of complex, cross-domain incidents spanning orchestration, infrastructure, and service layersDrive continuous improvement in observability, automation, and platform resilience

• Provide support for service order incidents as required

Key Technical Skills & Expertise

Ericsson ESOA Exposure Platform (Critical Requirement)

• Hands-on experience with Ericsson’s ESOA and/or Exposure Platform is essential

• This platform underpins 5G network slicing, service and network orchestration and represents highly specialised expertise

5G Network & Service Orchestration

• Strong understanding of 5G technologies, particularly network slicing and orchestration

• Experience working with platforms that centrally manage and automate network services

Orchestration & Automation (Core Capability)

• Deep expertise in orchestration and automation within the Ericsson ecosystem

• This is a non-negotiable requirement due to limited transferability from other vendor platforms

DevOps Capability

• Operate within a DevOps model, including:

  • Developing platform features and enhancements

  • Supporting live production environments

  • Managing end-to-end platform lifecycle

  • Driving automation-first practices to reduce manual provisioning and incident recovery times

• Demonstrated ownership across build, run, and optimisation

Production Support & On-Call Readiness

• Experience supporting live customer environments

• Willingness to participate in incident response or on-call support (e.g. PagerDuty), as required

• Understanding of service activation platforms and operational issue management

Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge

• Familiarity with cloud and infrastructure environments supporting telecom platforms

• Exposure to containerised and cloud-native architectures

Agile Delivery

• Experience working within agile delivery models, contributing to iterative development and continuous improvement

If this opportunity sounds like a perfect fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply!

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