Researcher Security Concepts i Stockholm

DNEW Systems & Technology is responsible for securing future technology leadership for the Ericsson Development Unit Networks (DNEW). A part of achieving this is to perform broad RAN and transport concept development for Mobile Broadband and beyond, typically impacting product decisions and design in the 3-5 year perspective. Systems & Technology also manages Ericsson’s projects for standardization of radio and transport networks in 3GPP, MEF, IEEE, ITU, BBF and so on. Our concepts & standardization projects are staffed broadly by DNEW product development units, Ericsson Research, and by our own staff.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic security engineer to join the team developing leading security concepts, solutions and architectures addressing the operational and business needs of future telecommunication networks. In your role you will work in an international team of world-class researchers with different backgrounds and experiences including some of the key authorities and thought leaders world-wide.  This provides an excellent opportunity to gain expertise in wireless systems and work in a dynamic and cross-functional department where there will be opportunities for continuous learning and growth, trying out new roles and responsibilities, pursuing an international career, and much more. You will also interact closely with development units and research to ensure technology competence exchange, technology leadership, and profitable business in areas of expertise for Ericsson by:

• 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 to be used by billions of people world-wide.
• Represent Ericsson in external fora such as standardization, university collaborations, and customer meetings.
• Supervise and coach other researchers.
• Develop research strategies.
• Develop evaluation tools, demonstrators or test beds.
• Innovate.

Your Qualifications:

• Education: M Sc or equivalent or PhD or Licentiate degree.
• Practical experience within telecommunications or IT security is an advantage.
• Understanding of 3GPP telecommunication networks and protocols is an advantage.

Technical Experience:

• Practical experience and fluency working with securing and security features in cloud platforms and virtualization environments such as AWS, Azure, OpenStack.
• Experience developing secure and resilient applications using VMs and containers.
• Experience implementing and/or using technologies for:
  • Secure bootstrapping
  • Key Management System
  • Identity and Access Management
  • High availability deployments
  • Intrusion detection/prevention system
  • Attack avoidance strategies
  • Software integrity verification and authentication
  • Security Information and Event Management systems, e.g. Splunk, AlienVault, ArcSight
• Experience with hardware security technologies, such as TPM, HSM, ARM TrustZone, or Intel SGX.
• Knowledgeable in secure software development practices.
• Familiarity with performing risk and vulnerability assessments.

Personal Skills:

• 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 and in teams.
• Demonstrate creativity and the ability to work independently.
• Strong social skills and collaborative teamwork.
• Deciding and initiating action.
• Good presentation skills.
• Skills in supervising master thesis students and researchers.
• Ability to create Ericsson Internal and external contact network.

Recruiter: Paul Lejonmark-Haynes

Deadline for applications is the 1st June but applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis so please apply as soon as possible.

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Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || || Stockholm || 21094

Req ID: 227948