Guest Researcher - Cloud Research

Job description

Job Summary:

We are now looking for a Researcher for our Cloud Deployment and Orchestration research group to build and transfer technology competence to ensure technology leadership and profitable business for Ericsson by:

·  Developing concepts on distributed cloud and virtualisation technologies
·  Developing platform technologies for edge and device virtualisation
·  Contributing to Ericsson technology strategy
·  Developing novel concepts, solutions and algorithms
·  Introducing the solutions into product development
·  Presenting prototypes, concept demonstrations and publications

Responsibilities:

·  Perform, document and communicate research studies, measurements or computer simulations.
·  Create new technical solutions and protect them with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
·  Represent Ericsson in external fora such as standardization, scientific conferences, university collaborations, and customer meetings
·  Develop Research strategies
·  Develop evaluation tools, demonstrators or test beds
·  Coordinate external research program activities

Key Qualifications:

·  Education: MSc or equivalent or PhD or Licentiate degree. Practical experience is not required.
·  Strong analytical skills and ability to acquire new knowledge and apply it in the job
·  Good communication skills in written and spoken English
·  Ability to formulate problems and solve them independently
·  Creativity and ability to work independently
·  Knowledge on Container, Serverless and Microservice technologies and architectures
·  Knowledge on service automation, Continuos Integration and Countinuos Deployment
·  Good programming skills in at least some of following languages: C/C++, Python, Go, Java, Javascript, nodejs
·  Knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting languages, RESTful and IP protocols is an advantage
·  Good Presentation & Communication skills

Additional Requirements:

·  Skills in supervising master thesis students
·  Ability to create Ericsson Internal and external contact network
·  Knowledge on Industrial IT solutions and Data Centers are considered as advantage
·  Knowledge on Internet of Things and Machine Intelligence are considered as advantage

Why is Ericsson a great place to work?

Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Mobility, broadband and the cloud are transforming the world, enabling industries and society to provide better services, capture new opportunities, improve businesses, increase efficiency, and create new user experiences.

Our services, software and infrastructure support every major telecom operator in the world. The transformation that this brings allows people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

With some 115,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our SEK 100 billion investment in research and development over the last three years ensure that our solutions – and our customers – are at the forefront of innovation.

Within Ericsson, Ericsson Research performs cutting-edge research through cooperation with partners, customers, universities and research institutes around the world, as well as within the global Ericsson organization. Ericsson Research is a global organization consisting of hundreds of employees organized in 8 research areas.

At Ericsson's R&D center in Finland, the Cloud Orchestration and Deployment Research group belongs to Ericsson Research’s Cloud System Software Technology research area with the mission to develop enablers, standards and innovations to fulfill Ericsson’s vision of the Networked Society. We are part of the NomadicLab research laboratory located in Jorvas, Kirkkonummi

At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world. Are you ready to be a change-maker? Learn what makes YOU + Ericsson a powerful combination. Join us today.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.

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Primary country and city: Finland (FI) || || Jorvas, Kirkkonummi || R&D

Req ID: 197578