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You will lead the platforms and services that enable efficient, secure and scalable software development across BNEW R&D, together with the Ericsson Product Public Key Infrastructure (EPPKI).\nThe role has responsibility for the Internal Development Platform (IDP), Golden Paths and Platform Experience, developer control plane services, CI/CD and release plane services, security plane services & EPPKI. You will drive the Platform Engineering Transformation across BNEW Software, with accountability for its outcomes, moving from fragmented tools and local solutions to shared, supported services and Golden Paths.\nThis role is central to the next phase of our engineering evolution. 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