Role: Telecom - Other
Industry Type: Telecom / ISP
Department: Engineering - Hardware & Networks
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Telecom
UG: B.Tech / B.E. in Any Specialization
PG: MCA in Any Specialization, M.Tech in Any Specialization
About this opportunity: As a Cloud Native Infrastructure Services Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of Ericssons CNIS-based infrastructure. This includes deep hands-on work in Kubernetes platforms, Cloud-Native networking, Rook/Ceph storage, and CNF onboarding for 5G core networks and telecom workloads.
Key Responsibilities
CNIS Deployment & Operations Install and configure CNIS platforms on bare-metal or virtual infrastructure. Set up and manage ECCD/Kubernetes clusters using tools like Rancher (RKE2), CEE, or kubeadm. Configure CNI plugins (Multus, Calico, SR-IOV) and CSI drivers (Rook/Ceph). Manage Day to Day operations for CNFs including Helm deployments, scaling, and upgrades and troubleshooting for existing opration Issues. Infrastructure & Storage Manage Rook-Ceph clusters and troubleshoot persistent storage issues. Monitor hardware health (compute/storage/network) and ensure infrastructure compliance. Support cluster high availability, resilience, and performance tuning. Syslog, PKI Knowledge and experience. Networking & Security Hands on experience on SDI/Juniper/Extreme SLX switches. Configure pod and service networking, BGP peering, VLAN/VXLAN overlays, and L2/L3 IP planning. Implement and audit network policies, RBAC, and security postures using standard Kubernetes practices. Integrate LDAP/Keycloak/SSO for user authentication and IAM. Hands on on ESM. Monitoring & Troubleshooting Integrate Prometheus/Grafana, EFK/ELK or Loki for observability. Use kubectl, ceph, and Linux tools for troubleshooting nodes, pods, storage, and networking. Analyse CNF behaviour during failures and generate RCA documentation. Use Netcool & OMC for monitoring.
Required Skills & Experience
4-12 years of experience in cloud-native infrastructure or telco platforms. Strong hands-on in Kubernetes (certifications like CKA/CNCF preferred). Expertise in: CNIs (Multus, Calico, SR-IOV) Storage (Rook/Ceph, CSI) Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) Networking (L2/L3, BGP, VLAN, IPAM, Juniper/Extreme Switches) Experience with: Helm, YAML, Git Ericsson tools: ENM, CENX, EO-EVNFM, OMC & ESM. Familiarity with Ericsson CNIS framework is strongly preferred.