Applications Developer
Ericsson · Plano, TX
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Jun 30, 2026
Plano, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on enterprise application support engineering within the telecommunications field, covering incident management, problem and change management, change impact analysis, and application specification and design. It suits someone with a computer science background and at least two years of relevant experience. The position is hybrid and based in Plano, with work spanning both third-level support and application development.
Mid level · 2+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 7,900 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 4,750–11,800
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $125,214 (middle half $97,099–$146,523).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting is extremely sparse on concrete technologies and tools. The only named technical competencies are ITSM disciplines (Incident, Problem, Change Management, Change Impact Analysis, Application Specification & Design), all listed under the requirements block.
The role title is 'Application Dev & 3rd Level Support' and the description references 'Enterprise Application Support Engineering in the Telecommunications field', making it genuinely ambiguous between a systems analyst/support function (15-1211) and a software developer role (15-1252). 15-1211 was chosen as primary given the emphasis on support engineering and ITSM disciplines over software development.
The posting requires a Bachelor's degree in CSE or a related field AND 2 years of experience — the degree is a hard gate (no 'or equivalent experience' language is present).
No compensation range is disclosed. The role is hybrid (not fully remote), located in Plano, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth metro).
Job Stage 5 is an internal Ericsson job-level reference and does not map cleanly to a standard seniority band; the 2-year experience requirement supports a Mid-level classification.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Change Impact Analysis, Application Specification & Design.
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