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BSS L2 SME
2026-03-03T12:01:02+00:00
Ericsson
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Computer & IT, Science & Engineering, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-03-13T17:00:00+00:00
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About this opportunity :

We are looking for an BSS L2 SME. This role is responsible for advanced support, incident and problem management, deep troubleshooting, RCA, and functional ownership of Netcracker Convergent Billing & Rating platforms. You will ensure that billing and charging services are continuously available, accurate, and performing within agreed SLA/OLA targets.

What you will do :

Production Support & Incident Management

  • Act as L2 SME for NetCracker Convergent Billing & Rating.
  • Handle P1/P2 incidents, perform impact assessment, and drive resolution end-to-end.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and produce post-incident reports.
  • Provide expert-level support for complex rating, billing and charging defects.
  • Ensure SLA/OLA compliance for application availability and ticket resolution.

Troubleshooting, analyzing and resolving issues across :

  • Product charging
  • Event summaries
  • Apply payments & adjustments
  • One-time charges
  • Discounts (event & product level)
  • Taxation & itemization
  • Late payment generation
  • Bill details & formatting
  • Troubleshoot CDR ingestion, mediation, rating, billing and invoice generation issues.
  • Validate data consistency across Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rating Engine and Billing Engine.
  • Support complex scenarios such as split charging, bill shock, taxation errors and discount misapplication.

Monitoring & Proactive Operations

  • Monitor production systems for performance, stability and data integrity.
  • Act on alerts from monitoring tools and traffic anomalies between upstream and downstream systems.
  • Proactively identify recurring issues and drive permanent fixes.

Stakeholder, Vendor & Team Coordination

  • Act as the onshore escalation point for L1 and offshore L2/L3 teams.
  • Coordinate with IT, network, mediation and integration teams.
  • Work with NetCracker product support for defect resolution and patches.
  • Interface with business teams during major incidents and billing cycles.
  • Participate in CAB, incident review and service governance meetings.

Change, Release & UAT Support

  • Validate configuration changes, hotfixes and patches.
  • Support UAT, regression testing and production releases.
  • Ensure adherence to ITIL-based change and deployment processes.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

  • Maintain runbooks, SOPs and known-error databases.
  • Document RCA findings and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Mentor and upskill L1 engineers.

What you will bring :

  • Education: BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience in Telecom BSS and NetCracker Convergent Rating & Billing.
  • Hands on experience in Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rule Engine, Discounts & Promotions, Rating Engine, Billing Engine, Bill formatting & invoice lifecycle
  • Deep understanding of Event analysis, Split charging, Bill shock, Taxation module, Adjustments & corrections
  • Experience supporting end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) flows.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, mediation, and ESB layers.
  • Ability to read and analyze NetCracker logs and CDR flows.
  • Strong Unix/Linux skills; shell scripting knowledge.
  • Basic–intermediate SQL for data analysis and issue diagnosis.
  • Scripting in Java and JavaScript.
  • Knowledge of SSL certificates and security configuration.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem & Change).
  • Proven experience handling P1/P2 production incidents.
  • Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, Remedy, or JIRA.
  • Act as L2 SME for NetCracker Convergent Billing & Rating.
  • Handle P1/P2 incidents, perform impact assessment, and drive resolution end-to-end.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and produce post-incident reports.
  • Provide expert-level support for complex rating, billing and charging defects.
  • Ensure SLA/OLA compliance for application availability and ticket resolution.
  • Troubleshoot CDR ingestion, mediation, rating, billing and invoice generation issues.
  • Validate data consistency across Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rating Engine and Billing Engine.
  • Support complex scenarios such as split charging, bill shock, taxation errors and discount misapplication.
  • Monitor production systems for performance, stability and data integrity.
  • Act on alerts from monitoring tools and traffic anomalies between upstream and downstream systems.
  • Proactively identify recurring issues and drive permanent fixes.
  • Act as the onshore escalation point for L1 and offshore L2/L3 teams.
  • Coordinate with IT, network, mediation and integration teams.
  • Work with NetCracker product support for defect resolution and patches.
  • Interface with business teams during major incidents and billing cycles.
  • Participate in CAB, incident review and service governance meetings.
  • Validate configuration changes, hotfixes and patches.
  • Support UAT, regression testing and production releases.
  • Ensure adherence to ITIL-based change and deployment processes.
  • Maintain runbooks, SOPs and known-error databases.
  • Document RCA findings and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Mentor and upskill L1 engineers.
  • NetCracker Convergent Billing & Rating
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Rating, Billing and Charging
  • SLA/OLA compliance
  • Product charging
  • Event summaries
  • Payments & adjustments
  • One-time charges
  • Discounts (event & product level)
  • Taxation & itemization
  • Late payment generation
  • Bill details & formatting
  • CDR ingestion, mediation, rating, billing and invoice generation
  • Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rating Engine and Billing Engine data consistency
  • Split charging, bill shock, taxation errors and discount misapplication troubleshooting
  • Production system monitoring
  • Alert handling
  • Proactive issue identification and resolution
  • Escalation management
  • Team coordination
  • Vendor coordination
  • Business team interface
  • CAB, incident review and service governance meeting participation
  • Configuration change validation
  • Hotfix and patch validation
  • UAT and regression testing support
  • Production release support
  • ITIL processes (Incident, Problem & Change) adherence
  • Runbook, SOP and known-error database maintenance
  • Documentation of RCA findings and troubleshooting procedures
  • Mentoring and upskilling L1 engineers
  • Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rule Engine, Discounts & Promotions, Rating Engine, Billing Engine, Bill formatting & invoice lifecycle experience
  • Event analysis, Split charging, Bill shock, Taxation module, Adjustments & corrections understanding
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C) flows support
  • Debugging and problem-solving
  • REST/SOAP APIs, mediation, and ESB layers experience
  • NetCracker logs and CDR flows analysis
  • Unix/Linux skills
  • Shell scripting knowledge
  • SQL for data analysis and issue diagnosis
  • Java and JavaScript scripting
  • SSL certificates and security configuration knowledge
  • ITIL processes understanding
  • P1/P2 production incident handling
  • ServiceNow, Remedy, or JIRA experience
  • BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience in Telecom BSS and NetCracker Convergent Rating & Billing.
  • Hands on experience in Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rule Engine, Discounts & Promotions, Rating Engine, Billing Engine, Bill formatting & invoice lifecycle
  • Deep understanding of Event analysis, Split charging, Bill shock, Taxation module, Adjustments & corrections
  • Experience supporting end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) flows.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, mediation, and ESB layers.
  • Ability to read and analyze NetCracker logs and CDR flows.
  • Strong Unix/Linux skills; shell scripting knowledge.
  • Basic–intermediate SQL for data analysis and issue diagnosis.
  • Scripting in Java and JavaScript.
  • Knowledge of SSL certificates and security configuration.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem & Change).
  • Proven experience handling P1/P2 production incidents.
  • Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, Remedy, or JIRA.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
BSS L2 SME

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT, Science & Engineering, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Ericsson

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, March 13 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

About this opportunity :

We are looking for an BSS L2 SME. This role is responsible for advanced support, incident and problem management, deep troubleshooting, RCA, and functional ownership of Netcracker Convergent Billing & Rating platforms. You will ensure that billing and charging services are continuously available, accurate, and performing within agreed SLA/OLA targets.

What you will do :

Production Support & Incident Management

  • Act as L2 SME for NetCracker Convergent Billing & Rating.
  • Handle P1/P2 incidents, perform impact assessment, and drive resolution end-to-end.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and produce post-incident reports.
  • Provide expert-level support for complex rating, billing and charging defects.
  • Ensure SLA/OLA compliance for application availability and ticket resolution.

Troubleshooting, analyzing and resolving issues across :

  • Product charging
  • Event summaries
  • Apply payments & adjustments
  • One-time charges
  • Discounts (event & product level)
  • Taxation & itemization
  • Late payment generation
  • Bill details & formatting
  • Troubleshoot CDR ingestion, mediation, rating, billing and invoice generation issues.
  • Validate data consistency across Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rating Engine and Billing Engine.
  • Support complex scenarios such as split charging, bill shock, taxation errors and discount misapplication.

Monitoring & Proactive Operations

  • Monitor production systems for performance, stability and data integrity.
  • Act on alerts from monitoring tools and traffic anomalies between upstream and downstream systems.
  • Proactively identify recurring issues and drive permanent fixes.

Stakeholder, Vendor & Team Coordination

  • Act as the onshore escalation point for L1 and offshore L2/L3 teams.
  • Coordinate with IT, network, mediation and integration teams.
  • Work with NetCracker product support for defect resolution and patches.
  • Interface with business teams during major incidents and billing cycles.
  • Participate in CAB, incident review and service governance meetings.

Change, Release & UAT Support

  • Validate configuration changes, hotfixes and patches.
  • Support UAT, regression testing and production releases.
  • Ensure adherence to ITIL-based change and deployment processes.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

  • Maintain runbooks, SOPs and known-error databases.
  • Document RCA findings and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Mentor and upskill L1 engineers.

What you will bring :

  • Education: BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience in Telecom BSS and NetCracker Convergent Rating & Billing.
  • Hands on experience in Product Catalog, Product Offering (PO), Product Structure (PS), Rule Engine, Discounts & Promotions, Rating Engine, Billing Engine, Bill formatting & invoice lifecycle
  • Deep understanding of Event analysis, Split charging, Bill shock, Taxation module, Adjustments & corrections
  • Experience supporting end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) flows.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, mediation, and ESB layers.
  • Ability to read and analyze NetCracker logs and CDR flows.
  • Strong Unix/Linux skills; shell scripting knowledge.
  • Basic–intermediate SQL for data analysis and issue diagnosis.
  • Scripting in Java and JavaScript.
  • Knowledge of SSL certificates and security configuration.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem & Change).
  • Proven experience handling P1/P2 production incidents.
  • Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, Remedy, or JIRA.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, March 13 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 03-03-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 03-03-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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