Software Solution Lead — Ericsson Location: Dalian, China | Travel: Occasional business travel to Korea Request ID: 787514 About This Opportunity We are seeking a Korean speaking senior Software Solution Lead for Ericsson's Software & Cloud Solution organization. The role is the primary technical interface between Ericsson and customers, leading requirement analysis, solution architecture, and end-to-end delivery of cloud-native software solutions for the South Korea (SK) market. Key Responsibilities - Lead customer workshops, requirement gathering sessions, technical reviews, and solution presentations. - Communicate fluently in Korean and English with stakeholders. - Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into solution designs and implementation plans. - Drive CIQ collection, analysis, validation, and gap assessment. - Define end-to-end architectures; produce HLD/LLD and design documents. - Ensure compliance with Ericsson and customer architecture, security, and quality standards. - Lead implementation across development, integration, testing, and DevOps teams. - Promote Agile and DevOps practices; drive CI/CD pipeline design and automation. - Support troubleshooting, customer acceptance, and production deployments. - Build relationships with customer and internal stakeholders. Required Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field. - 8-10+ years in software development, solution architecture, systems integration, or technical consulting. - Proven customer-facing technical leadership and full solution lifecycle ownership. - Strong requirement-gathering and business-to-technical translation skills. - Background in distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native architectures, API design, and system integration. - DevOps and automation experience with CI/CD architecture and pipeline configuration. - Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes. - Strong development skills in Python and Java; REST API and Linux/Unix experience. - Familiarity with AWS, Azure, OpenShift, or Kubernetes. - Fluent written and spoken Korean and English, strong communication and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to work in multicultural, virtual environments across Northeast Asia. Preferred Qualifications - Knowledge of telecom network architecture, 4G/5G Core, NFV, cloud, and OSS. - Proven AI-related experience (MCP, tool/function calling, agentic AI).