Principal AI Systems Architect

Ericsson; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan + company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Ericsson US seeks a hands-on AI architecture leader to guide production AI across Core Networks delivery in the Americas. You will work with delivery squads to define production-ready standards and ensure customer data controls are met.

This role blends building with squads (agents, pipelines) and aligning shared-platform architecture. Production AI shipping experience is required; you will focus on delivering measurable outcomes, not advisory work.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and operating production AI systems.
• Proficiency in Python and AI agent workflows.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, and cloud-based functions.
• Understanding customer data controls, including access, location, retention, masking, and governance.
• Experience delivering in large enterprise IT environments with multiple teams and governance.
• Ability to explain technical choices in business terms and needs.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI agents, data pipelines, and reusable solutions with engineering teams.
• Take agents from pilot to production with evaluation methods and monitoring.
• Decide which steps should use AI or be redesigned, and select suitable platforms.
• Define shared vs domain-specific components and production-readiness expectations.
• Establish data/knowledge requirements and customer data controls.
• Collaborate with customers and Core Networks specialists to reflect network operations.
• Set safeguards and rollback procedures; maintain decisions records.
• Raise risks, dependencies, and platform needs early with mitigations.

Skills

AI systems

Python

Kubernetes

GitOps

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Data governance

Systems analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Enterprise IT

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Git

Job description

About this opportunity

Guide the design and use of AI in Core Networks delivery across the Americas, improving solution design, delivery, and operations on shared platforms while meeting customer data requirements.

Spend roughly 30% of your time building with delivery squads - agents, data pipelines, evaluation sets, and reference implementations in real delivery environments.

Use the remaining time to align teams on shared-platform architecture: what should be common or domain-specific, what production-ready means, and how customer requirements are met.

This is a hands-on architecture role accountable for production outcomes—not people or program management, unaccountable advisory work, or slide-deck-only architecture. Global teams own the enterprise AI platform; you guide its application to Core Networks delivery. Production AI shipping experience is required; without it, this is not the right role.

What you will do

• Build and deploy AI agents, data pipelines, and reusable solutions alongside engineering and field teams; guide the technical work of small squads.
• Take agents from pilot to production by developing evaluation methods, improving reliability, defining monitoring and operating procedures, and supporting handover.
• Decide which delivery steps should use AI, be redesigned, or remain unchanged, and select suitable approaches from available platforms.
• Define what should be shared across teams and what should be specific to a domain. Set quality and production-readiness expectations.
• Establish data and knowledge requirements, including sources and formats, and define customer data controls for access, location, retention, and masking.
• Work with customer and Core Networks specialists to ensure solutions reflect network operations and connect effectively with customer systems.
• Set safeguards for automated actions, including policy controls, human review where needed, and rollback procedures. Maintain a record of technical decisions.
• Raise risks, dependencies, and platform needs early, with recommendations for addressing them.

The skills you bring

• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and operating production AI systems, such as applications using large language models, AI agents, or retrieval-augmented generation. This includes evaluation, monitoring, reliability, security, and data governance.
• Ability to write and review code, with experience in Python, AI agent and workflow tools, and enterprise cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes, GitOps, continuous integration and delivery, and cloud-based network functions.
• Knowledge of customer data controls, including access, data location, retention, masking, and governance.
• Experience delivering in large enterprise IT environments with multiple teams, evolving platforms, and layered governance.
• Ability to assess complex systems, make evidence-based decisions, and explain technical choices in business terms and business needs in practical terms.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with distributed teams and build shared accountability.
• Experience in telecommunications, network automation, service reliability, customer operations platforms, Microsoft technologies, or multi-team AI development is an asset.
• AI is becoming core to how we build and deliver at Ericsson. We're seeking talent who are ready to learn, adapt, and develop the skills needed to thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Why 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.

Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences, perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives 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.

If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ericsson at [e-mail].

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Important Information

Ericsson Inc. does not sponsor U.S work authorizations for this job position including U.S. immigration filings for initial and/or change of employer paperwork for H-1's, H-1B1's, E-3's, O-1's, and TN's. Ericsson also does not hire F-1's working on CPT or EAD for this position.

Primary country and city

Primary country and city: United States (US) || Plano (Country/ City)

Job details

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Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson

Your Pay

The salary range for this position is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, and the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

Your Health

Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits their needs. Employees will receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost that Ericsson pays toward the cost of their medical and dental premiums for themselves and eligible covered dependents.

Your Financial Security

We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. The Ericsson US 401(k) Plan offers an automatic 3% company contribution and Ericsson match $1 for every $1 you put into the 401(k) Plan on the first 3% of your eligible pay, plus 50 cents on every $1 on the next 2% of eligible pay. When you contribute at least 5% of eligible pay, you are receiving Ericsson's full matching contributions of 4%. Matching and company automatic contributions stop when your total eligible pay for the year reaches the IRS limits. Employees will also receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost of basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage, as well as short-term and long-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson's Stock Purchase Plan.

Your Time

Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee’s start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.

Additional Benefits

Ericsson offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, and recognition programs.