Optics RDE Leader

Nokia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia is seeking a Technology Leader to drive end-to-end remote delivery of Optical Transport, DWDM, OTN, ROADM, and Subsea networking solutions in a global context. The role leads architecture, deployment, validation, and optimization of customer networks while ensuring delivery excellence and superior customer experience.

You will head a high-performance team covering solution architecture, technical delivery, network design, interoperability validation, automation, and customer consultancy

Qualifications

• Experience leading remote delivery of Optical Transport networks and multi-domain projects.
• Proven ability to architect, deploy, validate, and optimize large-scale telecom networks.
• Strong leadership of globally distributed engineering teams and customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end remote delivery of Optical Transport and Subsea networks.
• Own architecture, design, deployment, and lifecycle management of networks.
• Provide technical leadership for cloud-integrated network infrastructures (cINF).
• Lead customer engagements from solution definition through deployment and acceptance.
• Build, mentor, and develop globally distributed engineering teams.
• Drive adoption of network automation and SDN-based architectures.

Skills

Optical Transport

DWDM

ROADM

Cloud Infrastructure

Subsea Networking

Network Automation

Python

SDN

Leadership

Customer Engagement

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

VMware

Ansible

APIs

Job description

Job Description

The Technology Leader will work closely with customers, project delivery teams, product line management, pre‑sales organizations, business development teams, and global customer engineering organizations to drive successful delivery of Optical Transport, Cloud Infrastructure, and Subsea networking solutions.

Job Description

The Technology Leader will work closely with customers, project delivery teams, product line management, pre‑sales organizations, business development teams, and global customer engineering organizations to drive successful delivery of Optical Transport, Cloud Infrastructure, and Subsea networking solutions.

The role is responsible for leading and scaling a high-performance Remote Delivery Engineering organization focused on optical transport networks, subsea connectivity solutions, and cloud-integrated network infrastructures. The individual will provide technical leadership across architecture, design, validation, deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of customer networks while ensuring delivery excellence and superior customer experience.

The candidate will lead a team of highly skilled engineers covering solution architecture, technical delivery, network design, interoperability validation, automation, customer acceptance, and technical consultancy across Nokia's Optical Networks portfolio, subsea transport solutions, and cloud-native infrastructure environments

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Lead end-to-end remote delivery of Optical Transport, DWDM, OTN, ROADM, Metro, Long-Haul, and Subsea network solutions.
• Own architecture, design, deployment, migration, and lifecycle management of optical and transport networks.
• Provide technical leadership for cloud-integrated network infrastructures (cINF) supporting network modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Lead customer engagements from solution definition through deployment and operational acceptance.
• Build, mentor, and develop globally distributed engineering teams.
• Partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, Product Management, and Customer stakeholders to drive strategic growth opportunities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive and senior customer stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of network automation, SDN-based transport architectures, cloud-native operational models, and AI-driven network assurance.
• Support deployment and optimization of subsea transport networks, landing station connectivity, and terrestrial extension architectures.
• Ensure first-time-right delivery with high-quality engineering outputs and technical governance.
• Establish best practices, reusable delivery frameworks, engineering standards, and solution blueprints.
• Drive risk management, technical escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Align customer solutions with Nokia product roadmaps and future technology evolution.

Key Skills And Experience

Optical Networks

• DWDM, CWDM, OTN, ROADM, Optical Switching
• Metro, Regional, Long-Haul, and Ultra Long-Haul Transport Networks
• Optical planning, design, performance engineering, and network optimization
• Carrier-grade transport architectures and resiliency frameworks
• Nokia Optical product portfolio (1830 PSS and related transport solutions)

Subsea Networks

• Subsea cable systems and transport technologies
• Landing station architecture and terrestrial integration
• Capacity planning and service provisioning across subsea infrastructures
• Multi-domain optical network operations and service assurance

Cloud Infrastructure (cINF)

• Cloud Infrastructure platforms supporting telecom workloads
• Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, and cloud-native environments
• Infrastructure virtualization and containerized deployments
• Network cloud integration and automation frameworks

Automation & Software Defined Networking

• SDN-controlled transport networks
• Network automation and orchestration frameworks
• Python, Ansible, APIs, and model-driven networking
• Telemetry, analytics, and closed-loop assurance

Leadership & Customer Skills

• Strong customer engagement and executive relationship management.
• Proven ability to influence customer technology strategy and investment decisions.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing large, geographically distributed engineering organizations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to support business growth and opportunity development.
• Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

Experience

• 20+