Support Solution Expert

Ericsson GmbH; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson GmbH is seeking a Solution Support Expert for Packet Core with a strong Market Area Solution Architect focus. The role is primarily aligned to UK customers and may extend to other customers across the Customer Unit and Market Area based on business needs.

You will own critical issues from engagement to resolution, isolate faults in multi‑node environments, and lead emergency response for business‑critical network incidents. Strong protocol‑level expertise and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in telecom, Packet Core, Cloud, or advanced technical support.
• Experience as a Technical Solution Architect or senior technical role.
• Proven experience supporting Packet Core and/or Cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of 4G EPC, 5G Packet Core, policy control, session management, mobility, and user‑plane troubleshooting.
• Ability to isolate faults across complex, multi‑vendor networks.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced support for 5G Core, 4G EPC, Cloud Native Packet Core, and Policy solutions, including MME, SGW, PGW, AMF, SMF, and UPF, with protocol analysis across NSA and SA deployments.
• Own complex Customer Service Requests from initial investigation through closure, ensuring timely communication and effective resolution.
• Lead cross‑functional recovery during critical incidents, coordinating SMEs, Solution Architects, operations teams, and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in Packet Core serviceability, resilience, customer experience, and handover quality for complex solutions.
• Monitor operational KPIs and recurring issue trends, translating insights into preventive actions and improved troubleshooting.

Skills

Customer engagement

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Executive communication

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud Native deployments

Ericsson support tools

Job description

About the Team

Join a high-performing Market Area team of Packet Core Engineers, Solution Architects, and Support Solution Experts delivering advanced support services to leading communications service providers. This Solution Support Expert role has a strong Market Area Solution Architect focus and is primarily aligned to UK customers, while also providing the flexibility to support other customers across the Customer Unit and Market Area based on business and customer needs.

The Role

As a Solution Support Expert for Packet Core, with a strong Market Area Solution Architect focus, you will serve as a senior technical authority for complex Packet Core, policy, and Cloud support scenarios. Primarily aligned to UK customers, you will own critical issues from initial engagement to resolution, isolate faults across complex multi-node environments, manage high-priority Customer Service Requests, and lead emergency response for business‑critical network incidents. Depending on priorities, you may also contribute to engagements for other customers across the Customer Unit and Market Area.The position requires a strong understanding of customer Packet Core environments, disciplined root cause analysis, and a continuous focus on improving network resilience, service quality, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced support for 5G Core, 4G EPC, Cloud Native Packet Core, and Policy solutions, including MME, SGW, PGW, AMF, SMF, and UPF, with protocol-level analysis across NSA and SA deployments.
• Investigate and resolve complex mobility, session management, traffic steering, subscriber policy, user‑plane, and service issues across customer networks.
• Isolate faults across Packet Core nodes, policy platforms, cloud infrastructure, databases, interfaces, and multi‑vendor systems using relevant protocol, platform, and log analysis tools.
• Support Packet Core integration, deployment, upgrade, rollback, redeployment, scaling, recovery, emergency restoration, disaster recovery, and operational readiness activities.
• Own complex Customer Service Requests from initial investigation through successful closure, ensuring timely communication, clear ownership, and effective resolution.
• Lead cross‑functional recovery during critical incidents, major escalations, and network crises, coordinating SMEs, Solution Architects, operations teams, Product Development Units, Global Services, and customer stakeholders.
• Lead root cause analysis and present findings, contributing factors, corrective actions, and service improvement recommendations to customers, senior management, and executive stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in Packet Core serviceability, operational resilience, customer experience, and handover quality for complex solutions moving into support.
• Monitor operational KPIs and recurring issue trends, translating insights into preventive actions, improved troubleshooting methods, recovery guidance, and measurable service improvements.
• Develop and maintain troubleshooting tools, scripts, automations, and reusable technical guidance that improve investigation quality, recovery speed, and support efficiency.
• Contribute to solution and security reviews, customer improvement analyses, and technical proposals by translating operational needs and support experience into viable recommendations.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, Customer Operations, Network Design Units, and senior stakeholders, while supporting other customer engagements across the Customer Unit and Market Area when required.
• Strengthen EMEA technical capability by delivering workshops, coaching regional teams, mentoring engineers, and sharing knowledge across the Packet Core engineering and Solution Architect community.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least eight years of experience in telecom, Packet Core, Cloud, advanced technical support, and/or integration.
• Experience operating as a Technical Solution Architect, Senior Solution Engineer, or in an equivalent senior technical role.
• Proven experience supporting Packet Core and/or Cloud environments, including integration and deployment activities.
• Deep knowledge of 4G EPC, 5G Packet Core, policy control, session management, mobility, and user‑plane troubleshooting, with practical experience across all related interfaces.
• Experience isolating faults across complex, multi‑node, multi‑vendor operator networks.
• Strong understanding of support services, service management, and operational readiness.
• Excellent customer engagement, stakeholder management, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities, and drive timely resolution.

Advantageous

• Experience with Cloud Native deployments, Kubernetes, and container‑based Packet Core solutions.
• Familiarity with Ericsson support tools, processes, and ticketing platforms.
• Knowledge of EMEA operator landscapes and UKI customer environments.
• Experience with service readiness, solution handover, operational KPI governance, support automation, or customer‑facing technical proposals.

The Kind of Person Who Will Thrive Here

You are driven by complex technical challenges and comfortable taking ownership from investigation to resolution. You combine deep protocol‑level expertise with solution‑level thinking, clear communication, and confident decision‑making under pressure.

You build credibility through openness, collaboration, and technical leadership. You will contribute to an EMEA community that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and measurable impact for customers.

Location and Working Model

The role is primarily aligned to UK customer support within the Customer Unit and Market Area delivery and escalation community. Based on business priorities, the role may involve working with other customers across the Customer Unit and Market Area. Customer onsite engagement and participation in an out‑of‑hours escalation rotation may be required.

Why Join Us?

This Support Solution Expert role offers the opportunity to operate with a strong Market Area Solution Architect focus and become a recognized technical authority for Packet Core support, with focus on UK customers and the opportunity to contribute to other strategic customer engagements across the Customer Unit and Market Area. You will influence recovery during high‑impact incidents, strengthen customer confidence, and help shape regional support capability.