Ericsson Careers - Senior Solution Architect Business Support Solutions (Applications Development) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Ericsson is a

world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile

& fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 175 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.

The IT and

telecom industry is moving fast. Consumers and enterprises are driving change,

and business models that once promised commercial success are being challenged.

Telecom operators are focusing on transforming there operations and business

support systems into flexible environments that can manage these challenges. In

parallel major industry sectors such as utility, transport and health care is

introducing mobility and connectivity to innovate their offerings, services and

business models. The BSS solutions are in the heart of this process and we know

from experience that an agile IT environment leads to improved efficiency,

innovation, and customer loyalty. Ericsson’s Operations and Business Support

Solutions have led change and created value through four generations of telecoms

evolution. Ericsson provides advice to our customers how to define and manage

business, process and technical needs and we offer Systems Integration services

to build an e2e architecture and system landscape to support these needs. IT

Transformation, Customer Management, Revenue Management and Business Support

Solutions Automation – these are just some of the areas we work with to make

sure that our customers are ready to pass the next technological and business

milestone.

Job Summary: The Senior Solution

Architect Business Support Solutions (Applications Development) will be part of

the engagement team driving customer dialogs, identifying business needs and

pain points, deliver customer value by translating the needs to e2e customer

solutions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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In charge of analyzing, designing and developing

commercially viable end-to-end technical solution for the customers based on

their specifications and business needs.

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Responsible for short and long-term profitable

business for Ericsson by being part of the engagement team to translate the

customer needs, and technology opportunities into detailed technical offering,

solutions and proposals.

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Accountable for customer-centric offerings,

including re-use, based on complete Ericsson portfolio and 3PP

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Drives end-to-end technical solution engagements:

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Customer Workshops, presentations and dialogs

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Keenly analyze customer technology and business environment,

plans & requirements

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Actively contribute to business case modeling around

the customer solution

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Manage technical solution teams

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Scopes, defines and designs solution offerings and

acceptance criteria:

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Actively contribute to creating proposal

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Provide input to cost estimates and pricing to

solution

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Propose suitable 3PP with requirements for solution

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Design customer adaptations

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Provide input into technical resource requirements

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Responsible for solution High-level design/low-level

design based on the requirement baseline.

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Responsible for the requirement management and

change control during implementation

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To make sure solution readiness including

coordination of product customization and customer adaptation.

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Actively monitor onsite integration activities, such

as installation, testing, trouble shooting and acceptance test to ensure the quality

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In charge of partner management from technical and

business perspective. Make sure partner’s product or deliverable on time and

meet solution requirements.

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Regional portfolio management

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLCM) of regional

customer solutions and regionally sourced 3PP

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Market introductions (BRP) of new solutions and

products according to regional needs

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Prioritizing customer requirements from the region

as input to the product roadmaps and balance between practices

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The ideal candidate for the Ericsson Senior Solution

Architect Business Support Solutions (Applications Development) career

opportunity should hold an MA or BA degree in CS, EE, or a related field

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A minimum of seven or more years of experience in

interaction with senior IT managers and C-level executives and facilitating

clients in IT management settings for Business Support Solutions.

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Expertise in BSS business processes, frameworks and

methodology, technical platform, applications and software

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Past experience of Charging, Activation and

Mediation.

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Significant BSS operational experience in consulting

or similar role either in telecom vendor, IT vendor, operator or consulting

firm

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A change management profile, track record from

building a practice based knowledge organization where building people, skills

and capabilities are central.

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Leading customer transformation programs using best

of breed technology and offerings complemented with partners.

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Excellent track record as e2e Solution Architect Project

Accountable in at least 3 complex BSS and Delivery Implementations from start

to finish.

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Experience and in depth understanding on the

management and execution of projects for application development and migration

for legacy IT system in Business Support Solutions.

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Proven track record with the will and ability to

adopt and learn new technologies and business models.

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Excellent track record of cross organization

collaboration in creation of IT and Enterprise solutions, cloud management

specific objects would be preferred.

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Strong track record of consultative selling and

capability of driving and negotiating large and complex deals including

creating trust at C-level

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Drive sales at C-level by providing extensive

experience and knowledge of customer operational setup and processes combined

with understanding of technology use and the business impact in direct

discussions with customers.

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Executing, prioritizing & coordinating practice

engagements utilizing the preferred engagement model.

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Cultural Awareness, strong cultural awareness and

excellent language skills to enable communication throughout the organization

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Capability to implement common processes and tools

throughout a complex / multi-country organization.

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ICT Market Landscape and business environment i.e.

main customer challenges and pain points, major competitors and their value

propositions.

If you believe

you are one of the ideal candidates for this opportunity in working with the

world’s leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services,

Ericsson, then visit the web link below for full job details and Apply Online.