Cloud & Compute Research Engineer

Ericsson; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson in Lund, Sweden, invites applications for a research-oriented systems engineer in the Compute and Software group. You will operate and evolve OpenStack cloud and compute environments, troubleshoot distributed systems, and prototype new concepts for AI-driven operations and software execution environments.

You will collaborate across operations, engineering and research, automate tasks, contribute to publications, and help scale infrastructure. A Ph.D.

Qualifications

• A research-oriented degree, such as a Ph.D., or equivalent experience in a research-intensive role.
• Demonstrated research contribution in compute, cloud virtualization or software systems.
• Hands-on Linux administration and systems engineering experience with cloud tech.
• Experience with containers (Docker or Podman) and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Ability to research, instrument and maintain compute environments with AI capabilities.
• Strong collaboration skills across operational, engineering and research teams.
• Advantage to bring Ansible, Terraform or Helm; advanced OpenStack operations; HPC

Responsibilities

• Operate and evolve the OpenStack cloud and compute environment used by Ericsson and academic researchers.
• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems, investigate root causes, ensure reliable services.
• Design, prototype and evaluate system concepts, software execution environments and AI workflows.
• Collaborate on research studies in compute systems, cloud architectures and virtualization.
• Automate repetitive tasks, improve workflows and scale infrastructure across teams.

Skills

Research mindset

Linux administration

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent research experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

OpenStack

Terraform/Ansible/Helm

Job description

Join our TeamAbout the OpportunityThe Lund section of Research Area Compute and Software is a team of 11 working on distributed systems, reliability, real-time computing and standardization. We operate a state-of-the-art OpenStack cloud and compute environment used around the clock by hundreds of Ericsson and academic users. It is both a reliable service and our primary research testbed.You will bridge systems operations and academic inquiry: keep the infrastructure performant and reliable through daily operations while contributing to research on cloud architectures, virtualization, AI-driven operations (AIOps) and software execution environments. You will use operational challenges to inform research, and hands-on experiments and prototypes to evaluate new system concepts. The role calls for practical engineering, debugging and active systems management alongside scientific curiosity—not theory alone.What You Will Do• Operate and evolve the OpenStack cloud and compute environment used by Ericsson and academic researchers.• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems, investigate root causes, and help ensure reliable services.• Design, prototype and evaluate system concepts, software execution environments, performance and reliability.• Contribute to and drive research studies in compute systems, cloud architectures, virtualization and AIOps, including collaboration on scientific publications.• Automate repetitive tasks, improve workflows and scale infrastructure; work across operations, engineering and research to turn practical challenges into real-world solutions.The Skills You Bring• A research-oriented degree, such as a Ph.D., or equivalent experience in a research-intensive role.• Demonstrated research contribution in compute, cloud virtualization or software systems, for example through publications, patents, technical reports or working prototypes.• Hands-on Linux administration and systems engineering experience, with a solid understanding of cloud technologies, Kubernetes, data-center operations and networking fundamentals.• Experience with containers (Docker or Podman) and orchestration with Kubernetes.• Ability to research, instrument and maintain compute environments with AI capabilities supporting workflows, monitoring and intelligent observability.• A hands-on “doer” mindset; analytical and scientific curiosity; strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; and a drive to automate and improve workflows.• Strong collaboration skills across operational, engineering and research teams.• It is an advantage to bring or develop skills in Ansible, Terraform or Helm; advanced OpenStack operations; HPC or accelerators (GPUs, DPUs or FPGAs); and research collaboration or patenting processes.Deadline: 06.11.2026Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || LundReq ID: 790136