Technical Lead/Architect - Java & Microservices (Ericsson Adaptive Inventory)

Job Description

Job Description

Role Title: Technical Lead/Architect – Java & Microservices (Ericsson Adaptive Inventory)

Experience: Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in enterprise Java application development

Location: Bengaluru | Any other locations in India

Employment Type - Full Time / Contract

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture, and hands-on exposure to Ericsson Adaptive Inventory (EAI) . The role requires strong technical ownership of inventory-centric backend services, integration with OSS/BSS systems, and leadership in delivering scalable, high-availability inventory solutions for telecom networks.

Key Responsibilities

 Design, develop, and lead Java Spring Boot–based microservices supporting Ericsson Adaptive Inventory (EAI).

 Own inventory service design, including resource, service, and relationship modeling aligned with EAI standards.

 Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integration services for OSS/BSS and upstream/downstream systems.

 Implement scalable and resilient architectures using microservices, asynchronous messaging, and event-driven patterns.

 Support inventory data ingestion, reconciliation, synchronization, and lifecycle management.

 Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, network teams, and external vendors.

Internal - General

Use

 Ensure high code quality through design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.

 Lead production support activities, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive performance and stability improvements.

 Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across teams.

Must-Have Technical Skills

 10+ years of hands-on experience in Core Java and enterprise backend development.

 Strong expertise in:

o Java 8+

o Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data

o Microservices architecture

 Strong understanding of:

o Distributed systems design

o API design and versioning

o Scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance patterns

 Solid experience with relational databases (Oracle / PostgreSQL / MySQL).

 Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build tools (Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Git).

Ericsson Adaptive Inventory (EAI) – Mandatory Exposure

 Hands-on exposure to Ericsson Adaptive Inventory (EAI), including:

o Network / resource inventory concepts

o Logical and physical resource modeling

o Entity relationships and hierarchies

o Inventory lifecycle management

 Experience integrating EAI with:

o Fulfilment / Assurance systems

o Network discovery or reconciliation flows

 Understanding of telecom inventory domains such as transport, IP, access, and logical services is a strong plus.

Good-to-Have Skills

 Messaging platforms: Kafka / RabbitMQ

 Containerization amp; orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

 API Management platforms

 Observability tools: Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana

 Cloud exposure: AWS / Azure

 Telecom OSS/BSS ecosystem experience

Qualifications

 Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

 Proven experience leading technical modules or teams in large enterprise programs

Behavioral Competencies

 Strong ownership and accountability

 Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

 Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across business and technology

 Mentoring and leadership mindset

Interview Evaluation Focus (Optional – for Hiring Teams)

 Java & Spring Boot depth

 Microservices and system design

 Ericsson Adaptive Inventory concepts and integration scenarios

 Production issue handling and RCA

 Leadership and decision-making