About this opportunity:
As a CNIS Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, deployment, administration, and lifecycle management of Ericsson’s 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
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Install and configure CNIS platforms on bare-metal or virtual infrastructure.
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Set up and manage ECCD/Kubernetes clusters using tools like Rancher (RKE2), CEE, or kubeadm.
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Configure CNI plugins (Multus, Calico, SR-IOV) and CSI drivers (Rook/Ceph).
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Manage Day to Day operations for CNFs including Helm deployments, scaling, and upgrades and troubleshooting for existing opration Issues.
Infrastructure & Storage
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Manage Rook-Ceph clusters and troubleshoot persistent storage issues.
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Monitor hardware health (compute/storage/network) and ensure infrastructure compliance.
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Support cluster high availability, resilience, and performance tuning.
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Syslog, PKI Knowledge and experience.
Networking & Security
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Hands on experience on SDI/Juniper/Extreme SLX switches.
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Configure pod and service networking, BGP peering, VLAN/VXLAN overlays, and L2/L3 IP planning.
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Implement and audit network policies, RBAC, and security postures using standard Kubernetes practices.
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Integrate LDAP/Keycloak/SSO for user authentication and IAM.
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Hands on on ESM.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
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Integrate Prometheus/Grafana, EFK/ELK or Loki for observability.
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Use kubectl, ceph, and Linux tools for troubleshooting nodes, pods, storage, and networking.
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Analyse CNF behaviour during failures and generate RCA documentation.
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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).
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Expertise in:
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CNIs (Multus, Calico, SR-IOV)
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Storage (Rook/Ceph, CSI)
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Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
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Networking (L2/L3, BGP, VLAN, IPAM, Juniper/Extreme Switches)
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Experience with:
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Ericsson tools: ENM, CENX, EO-EVNFM, OMC & ESM.
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Familiarity with Ericsson CNIS framework is strongly preferred.
