About this opportunity 
We are looking for a Developer Team Leader for one of our teams in the Product Development Unit for Packet Core (PDU PC). The PDU PC is an area responsible for the development and maintenance of the Ericsson Packet Core portfolio. The unit was formed in 1999 and has developed the 2G, 3G, 4G, and now 5G Packet Core. The PDU has main sites in 5 countries globally: China, Hungary, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. Development Group unit in Madrid (DG AO) is specialized in Analytics & Optimizations. We develop, release and maintain best-in-class traffic management, optimization and analytics service functions reusable across PC Gateway and Multi-Service Proxy portfolio. We also develop and integrate 3PP added value GiLAN services into PC Gateway.
If you are a curious professional, willing to learn and share knowledge, and with excellent coordination and communication skills, continue reading! 

What you will do 
The person should be interested in driving and coordinating development activities inside a multi-functional team as well as being a senior developer into this team, who should fulfill these expectations:

Senior developer role
•    Drive Strategic Technical Leadership
•    Take part in and understand technical strategies for own product area
•    Stay informed about industry practices and professional / technical development.
•    Align technology strategies with product and technology development

Technical reference within the team
•    To hold the team accountable for its goals and aligned with the organization and operational strategy (SFA).
•    To facilitate split of work and tasks to improve team productivity and KPI alignment (Quality, Lead Time, Predictability)
•    To delegate tasks and responsibilities within team members.
•    To encourage solutions for barriers
•    To know and flexibly guide the team through the feature development process.
•    To encourage further division and grouping of user stories in minimum deliverable blocks (in coordination with Product Owner) to support optimal lead time, scoping decisions, and continuous and iterative development & integration
 

Develop & Test high-quality Products
•    Senior active contribution to product evolution; 
•    Maintain architecture for products, solutions, systems; 
•    Knowledgeable in several technical areas

Drive Continuous Improvements of products and processes
•    Drive and promote CI of products, services and processes, as an integrated part of the development work; 
•    Initiate and drive improvements in own organization, drive innovation

Main XFT interface towards line & other team
•    To facilitate communication within and outside the team
•    To understand and coordinate the relationships and dependencies with other teams and roles; To understand and update progress of activities, raising attention points and proposing solutions or corrective actions when needed.
•    To provide feedback to management about competence development needs and other factors influencing team performance.

Soft Skills
•    Good balance between technical, communication & leadership skills
•    Capable to act and take decisions and risks when uncertainty and/or unexpected changing context
•    Act as a mentor and coach for colleagues with less experience; Be an active player contributing to the good team results and spirit
•    Curious & Positive attitude; Effective at conflict handling; Results oriented
•    Competence background in the DPI&Policy domain, the business requirements, and the technical challenges.

You will bring 
•    A bachelor’s or equivalent experience, master’s, or doctorate degree in Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering or related fields
Technical Competences:
•    Experience programming in C/C++ and at least one scripting language (python, shell/bash, or similar) on UNIX/Linux
•    Experience in TCP/IP Networking, data networks and IP-based applications.
•    Capacity to investigate and debug complex issue investigations
•    Good written and spoken English, confident working in international environments
•    Desirable knowledge of cloud environments: Docker, Kubernetes; Desirable advanced Linux user and network administrator; Desirable experience in configuration of network equipment
 

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.
 
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Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive 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 and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.

Primary country and city: Spain (ES) || Madrid

Req ID: 751950