Principal Technical Specialist

Nokia ONBU is looking for a Systems engineer that will represent the BU in the different standards bodies. The engineer is expected to drive and defend Nokia's preferred solutions in the forums. The engineer interacts with customers and competitors and other participants in the forums to achieve this. There would be a special focus on TAPI IETF/ACTN , Open Config and Open ROADM standards from the point of view of manageability and operations.

• Deep knowledge of the Optics domain covering L0 (Photonic) and L1 (Digital, Time Division Multiplexing) technologies.
• Significant understanding of the ITU-T and IETF base models for Optical transport. Significant understanding of Open Config, Open ROADM and TAPI and IETF/ACTN domain models.
• Knowledge of UML modelling tools and YANG Tools. Ability to edit and publish in the standards.
• Ability to absorb new tools that come along in future. Understand the data and object model of the product and interpret Standard definition/s into functional specifications for the product.
• To lead and educate members of the team in domain, design and architecture. Shape and lead effort of standards and industry specifications - with special emphasis on Optical NMS and manageability of the solution.

• Contribute to functional vision and strategy resulting from standardization consideration. Consistently interacts with key customers with senior experts on standardization-related topics.
• Participate in alignment and clarifying membership issues in Nokia. Influence standard / Open-source policies regionally under guidance.

You have:

• Bachelor/ master's degree in engineering / computer science. with 9- 15 years of experience in the telecom industry, dealing with Optics technologies.
• Knowledgeable in Network Management Systems, networking concepts, and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience including Problem definition, Design of the Solution and Interfaces.
• Hands-on experience on Object Modelling and abstraction.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Detailed understanding of Optical Transport concepts, related technologies, and protocols
• Proficient in scripting/programming in Python and Java.
• Experienced in configuring and/or designing Network Management Systems in carrier networks