Senior Technical Specialist

Nokia; India; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia in India seeks a Senior Technical Specialist – R&D to drive innovation in fiber-based fixed access networks. You will lead design and development of high-performance software for OLT platforms, collaborating with cross-functional R&D and Product Management teams.

Responsibilities include leading software development for OLT products, improving performance and scalability on GPON/XGPON systems, designing L2 forwarding, QoS, and VLAN features, and driving end-to-end issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Engineering or postgraduate degree in engineering.
• 8–15 years in telecom broadband access (Fiber Transport/OLT development).
• Strong knowledge of Datacom, L2 forwarding, QoS, VLAN and L2 protocols.
• Proficient in C, C++, Python, Go.
• Test automation experience.
• Experience with network processors and packet processing.
• Knowledge of network element management and data models.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and drive SDLC execution.
• Experience in technical leadership and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-quality software for OLT products, enhancing performance and scalability.
• Work on Fiber Transport technologies with focus on GPON/XGPON systems.
• Design, develop and implement Layer 2 networking solutions (forwarding, multicast, QoS).
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into product features.
• Drive end-to-end troubleshooting and resolution of complex telecom software issues.
• Guide and mentor teams, ensuring high engineering standards and delivery excellence.
• Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Go

Datacom

L2 forwarding

QoS

VLAN

L2 Protocols

Test Automation

Network processors

Packet processing

Traffic engineering

Network element management

Data models

SDLC

Leadership

Mentoring

Software testing lifecycle

Automation

GPON Transport

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Technical Specialist – R&D to drive innovation in fiber-based fixed access networks products / solutions. You will lead the design and development of high-performance software for OLT (Optical Line Terminal) platforms, working closely with cross-functional R&D and Product Management teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions.

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• Lead development of high-quality software for OLT products, enhancing performance and scalability.
• Work on Fiber Transport technologies with focus on GPON/XGPON systems.
• Design, develop and implement Layer 2 networking solutions (forwarding, multicast, QoS).
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into product features.
• Drive end-to-end troubleshooting and resolution of complex telecom software issues.
• Guide and mentor teams, ensuring high engineering standards and delivery excellence.
• Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.

You Have:

• Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering
• 8–15 years in telecom broadband access domain (Fiber Transport / OLT development).
• Strong knowledge/domain experience in Datacom, L2 forwarding, QoS, VLAN, L2 Protocols and etc.
• Good programming expertise – C, C++ , Python, Go and etc,.
• Good Test Automation Expertise – Robo, Python and etc,.
• Very good knowledge on network processors, packet processing, traffic engineering and etc,.
• Very good knowledge on network element management, data models, etc,.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and drive execution across SDLC.
• Demonstrated experience in technical leadership / team mentoring.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Experience in network software testing lifecycle and automation.
• Good knowledge & understanding on GPON Transport is added advantage (but not a must)

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