Permanent
3 June 2026 11:59pm
Senior Domain Specialist - Wireless Orchestration & Exposure (Ericsson Platforms)
The Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance (ESOA) platform underpins Telstra’s mobile service activation and assurance, supporting the C06 stream and enabling key capabilities such as product slicing and digitalisation. It plays a critical role in orchestrating service orders and ensuring operational reliability at scale. With Release 1 successfully launched and subsequent releases underway, the platform continues to evolve while supporting wireless network expansion and plays a key role in enabling Telstra’s Network-as-a-Product (NaaP) and Telstra Autonomous Network (TAN) ambitions by evolving orchestration capabilities toward intent-based, API-driven service delivery.
You will work across the integration and lifecycle management of Ericsson orchestration within multi-cloud environments, ensuring seamless deployment, scaling, and operation of 5G CNFs and end-to-end service delivery.
Our Perks & Benefits:
Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work
16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
Professional development program
An epic (free) Telstra mobile phone plan
Laptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years
Purchased Annual Leave scheme
Discounted Telstra products and services
What You’ll Do
Cloud & Infrastructure (IaaS)
Design, build, and operate cloud environments across OpenStack (RHOSP, CBIS, CEE), Bare Metal (CNIS) and VMware vCloud with a preference of experience wit Ericsson’s CEE and CNIS.
Manage infrastructure scaling, networking, and storage across complex environments
Administer and troubleshoot network and storage layers
Container & Cloud-Native Platforms
Engineer and operate Kubernetes, Docker, and ECCD platforms
Manage end-to-end lifecycle of CNFs across model and production environment
Orchestration & Automation
Integrate Ericsson’s Service Orchestrator with VIM and multi-cloud platforms
Develop service orchestration using TOSCA and Jinja templates
Automate infrastructure and network processes using Ansible
Integration & APIs
Deliver integration across telecom and cloud ecosystems
Enable automated deployments and testing using tools such as Bruno and Swagger
Contribute to API design, governance, and lifecycle management
Solution Architecture & Platform Design
Contribute to end-to-end solution architecture, including O2A workflows (e.g. network slicing)
Act as a domain SME across orchestration and exposure, bridging architecture, platform engineering, and operations
Support the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of platforms and solutions
Operations & Troubleshooting
Lead troubleshooting of complex, cross-domain incidents spanning orchestration, infrastructure, and service layersDrive continuous improvement in observability, automation, and platform resilience
Provide support for service order incidents as required
Key Technical Skills & Expertise
Ericsson ESOA Exposure Platform (Critical Requirement)
Hands-on experience with Ericsson’s ESOA and/or Exposure Platform is essential
This platform underpins 5G network slicing, service and network orchestration and represents highly specialised expertise
5G Network & Service Orchestration
Strong understanding of 5G technologies, particularly network slicing and orchestration
Experience working with platforms that centrally manage and automate network services
Orchestration & Automation (Core Capability)
Deep expertise in orchestration and automation within the Ericsson ecosystem
This is a non-negotiable requirement due to limited transferability from other vendor platforms
DevOps Capability
Operate within a DevOps model, including:
Developing platform features and enhancements
Supporting live production environments
Managing end-to-end platform lifecycle
Driving automation-first practices to reduce manual provisioning and incident recovery times
Demonstrated ownership across build, run, and optimisation
Production Support & On-Call Readiness
Experience supporting live customer environments
Willingness to participate in incident response or on-call support (e.g. PagerDuty), as required
Understanding of service activation platforms and operational issue management
Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge
Familiarity with cloud and infrastructure environments supporting telecom platforms
Exposure to containerised and cloud-native architectures
Agile Delivery
Experience working within agile delivery models, contributing to iterative development and continuous improvement
If this opportunity sounds like a perfect fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply!
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