Technical Sales Specialist - Packet Core

Cradlepoint; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cradlepoint in Gurgaon, India seeks a Technical Sales Specialist to provide expert guidance to Market Area teams and Customer Units within the Packet Core domain in the Global Presales Excellence Centre. You will collaborate with regional colleagues on RFx analysis, develop tailored solutions, and mentor team members to boost overall competence.

You will own bid responses, review requirements, and coordinate with Sales Support for timely customer replies, while strengthening Packet Core

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related to telecom/electronics.
• 4–9 years of relevant experience in technical sales/pre-sales or network domain.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality RFP/tender responses within deadlines.
• Own bid responses in designated areas of responsibility.
• Review RFP requirements and clarify/respond for assigned domains.
• Engage with regional counterparts on RFP matters.
• Serve as solution owner for Packet Core in GPEC.
• Identify and document assumptions and risks in solutions.
• Support bid acceptance phase with scope and effort estimation.
• Promote knowledge sharing and reuse of documents.

Skills

Packet Core

RFP responses

Bid ownership

NFVI/Virtualization

Kubernetes

Ericsson knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication/Electronics

Tools

Dimensioning tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Technical Sales Specialist will deliver expert-level support and guidance to Market Area domain teams and Customer Units (CUs) within the Packet Core domain in Global Presales Excellence Centre (GPEC). This individual is expected to collaborate closely with regional colleagues on customer RFx analysis and to develop effective solutions tailored to specific requirements. Additionally, this position encourages initiating and participating in knowledge-sharing activities, as well as coaching and mentoring team members to enhance overall competence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality responses to RFPs and tenders within specified deadlines.
• Take full ownership of bid responses within designated areas of responsibility.
• Comprehensively review RFP requirements and promptly initiate clarifications and responses relevant to assigned domains.
• Engage with regional counterparts to facilitate discussions related to RFP matters.
• Serve as the solution responsible for Packet Core (including UPF, SMF, AMF, GGSN, EPG, SGSN-MME, WMG, SAPC, CCRC, CCPC, SC, IP-STP, DSC, etc.) in the GPEC.
• Ensure all assumptions and risks are thoroughly identified and documented when presenting technical solutions to customers in respective regions.
• Support the Engagement Lead or Solution Manager in the GPEC during bid acceptance phases, reaching consensus on scope and effort estimation with regional teams.
• Strengthen expertise in Packet Core domain products.
• Promote knowledge sharing and efficient utilization of the existing document repository.
• Offer recommendations regarding TCO optimization to Market Area stakeholders.
• Maintain effective communication with Sales Support Teams and related support organizations to provide timely and accurate responses to customer inquiries.
• When preparing proposals, assume responsibility through various interfaces for activities and deliverables including:
  • a) Network design and dimensioning
  • b) Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and solution documentation
  • c) Addressing technical Statements of Compliance (SoC) and responding to customer queries
• Deep technical expertise, active knowledge sharing with strong focus on automation with/without AI/ML indicate potential for success.

Skills

• Strong understanding of general Packet Core solutions for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G (NSA/SA) networks
• Deep knowledge in Packet Core products and solutions
• Ericsson Packet Core product knowledge will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of dimensioning and product configuration tools will be considered as merit
• Knowledge of interface/protocols with MSS, IMS (SBC, CSCF, MTAS/AS) & UDC (HLR/HSS/CUDB/EIR/UDM/UDR etc.) nodes along with call flow would be an added advantage
• Good knowledge of NFVI/Virtualization and Cloud Native concepts along with basic understanding of Kubernetes(K8s) would be an added advantage

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication / Electronics or equivalent university degree
• 4 to 9 years of relevant work experience.

Gurgaon, India

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