Technical Support Specialist

Nokia; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia Networks is seeking a Technical Support Specialist in India to manage the lifecycle and performance of our network services, including firewalls, DNS, and secure connectivity for global offices and partners.

In a dynamic 24x7 environment, you will troubleshoot complex issues, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and own incident resolution end-to-end while supporting occasional US time zone shifts and change management processes. Strong Nokia router knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or engineering degree in Telecommunications/IT/CS with 10+ years in network services.
• Experience designing, deploying and supporting complex network infrastructures.
• Strong diagnostic skills for alerts and events with good time management.
• Willingness to work in US time zone when required.
• Proficient in TCP/IP, VRRP, DNS, ARP, STP, Trunking, VRF, IPsec and TLS.
• Experience with OSPF, ISIS, BGP, QoS, MPLS.
• Hands-on with Nokia 7X50/77XX/7210 or equivalent; able to learn CLI.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production network issues and resolve them end-to-end.
• Coordinate with NOC and cross-technology teams to troubleshoot incidents.
• Manage change and incident processes and provide technical updates during incidents.
• Prepare reports and presentations; identify root causes and preventive actions.
• Support remote implementation and potential project work.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

TCP/IP networking

Routing protocols (OSPF/ISIS/BGP)

DNS/DHCP/ARP

Firewall management

Nokia routers

WAN/LAN deployment

US time zone support

ITIL awareness

Multivendor routing

Education

Bachelors degree in Telecommunications/IT/CS

Tools

Nokia routers CLI

Network monitoring tools

VLAN/Trunking

Job description

Job Description

As a Technical Support Specialist within Nokia's Networks team, you will play a critical role in managing the lifecycle and performance of our network services, including firewalls, DNS, and secure connectivity for our global offices and partners. Working in a dynamic 24x7 environment, you will troubleshoot complex network issues, coordinate with cross‑functional teams, and ensure reliable operation of IT network security services.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Analyzing production network issues and resolve
• Follow troubleshooting mechanisms and suggest corrective action
• Work in US time zone for operational shift support and provide required guidance to NOC
• Administer service requests and execute network changes for the escalated incidents or priority incidents
• Own incident ticket resolution end-to-end and find a way to resolve or provide technical workarounds
• Coordinate with NOC engineers to analyze the issue, capture new logs if required
• Coordinate with cross technology technical team to resolve the incident
• Track issues that are intermediate in nature until its closure working with multiple stakeholder
• Ensure to provide technical update during the incident management
• Identify the issues root cause and document the root cause analyses with corrective, preventive actions.
• Identify design related gaps that caused the incident and propose for preventive action
• Work through problem management process to support technical implementation
• Comply to change management process for change implementation whenever required
• Engage OEM, service provider to troubleshoot the issue and escalate to get it resolved
• Additional duties as required and possible remote implementation assistance on special projects
• Escalate very complex network issue to L4 engineer for support
• Support in creating presentation and generates reports
• Work with network tools administration to build new monitoring solution if required

Key Skills And Experience

Must‑Have

• Bachelors’ degree or engineering degree in Telecommunications/Information Technology/Computer Science or equivalent with Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in Network services, deep knowledge of and management in complex environment
• Experience in network designs/configurations, managing, supporting and deploying network infrastructures
• Strong ability to diagnose network alerts, events or issues and Excellent time management and organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in US time zone whenever required
• Good understanding on network technologies TCP/IP, VRRP, DNS, ARP, STP, Trunking, & Port Channeling, VRF, IPsec and TLS;
• Proficient in Standard Routing Protocols such as OSPF, ISIS, BGP, Route Policy, QoS, VRRP, Multicast, LDP and MPLS.
• Hands‑on experience in enterprise WAN architecture deployment and support using various industry devices and experience in campus LAN switching architecture deployment and support using various industry devices
• Hands‑on experience in handling Nokia 7X50/77XX/7210 hardware/software or equivalent and ability to acquire Nokia Router product knowledge, learn CLI and deployment would be considered
• Expertise in 2-3 IT Network technologies with multiple skill troubleshooting operational experience would be preferred and expertise level in handling complex routing design, routing issue with multi-vendor environment
• Experience in IPv6 WAN routing architecture and deployment expertise and Experience in troubleshooting Wireless LAN either Aruba or any WLAN environment. Strong operational experience in handle Wireless LAN
• Experience in troubleshooting Firewall either Fortinet or any. Strong operational experience in handle firewall at enterprise level
• Strong knowledge on Enterprise wired and wireless network, firewalls, virtualization, load balancing and SD-WAN

Nice‑To‑Have

• Good troubleshooting and operational experience.
• Recent Hands‑on experience would be must
• Individual contributor and Good oral and written communication skills, and ability to address conflict with others constructively
• Requirement gathering experience
• Understanding of ITIL processes

We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.