Technical Tendering Specialist- Optical

Nokia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia, a global leader in connectivity, seeks a Technical Tendering Specialist to translate customer requirements into precise technical responses for RFIs/RFPs. You will align solutions with Nokia’s optical portfolio and coordinate with sales and PLM to ensure feasibility and accuracy.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in optical networking, strong NMS/SDN knowledge, and experience in pre-sales. Knowledge of Nokia and Ciena products is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in optical and packet transport systems.
• Strong knowledge of NMS/OSS/SDN and cloud-native concepts.
• Experience in pre-sales engineering and tender responses.
• Familiarity with Nokia and Ciena products.
• Knowledge of Layer-3 technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze RFx documents to identify technical requirements and craft responses.
• Collaborate with sales teams to finalize customer solutions.
• Draft, review, and refine technical responses with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain a centralized, searchable technical content library for pre-sales.

Skills

Optical networking

NMS/OSS/SDN

Pre-sales engineering

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor in ECE/Telecom/CS

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

The role is focussed on supporting product presales activities within Nokia’s Global Business Operations team. The Technical Tendering Specialist plays a critical role in translating customer requirements into clear, accurate, and compelling technical responses for Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposals (RFP). This includes analyzing customer needs, aligning proposed solutions with Nokia’s optical portfolio, and ensuring consistency with product roadmaps. The specialist works in close collaboration with sales teams to shape competitive, customer-focused solutions and with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) teams to ensure technical accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with current and future product capabilities.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze RFx documents to identify technical requirements and develop response strategies.
• Collaborate with sales teams to finalize customer solutions
• Draft, review, and refine technical responses ensuring clarity and alignment with customer needs, working with cross-functional teams including sales and PLM
• Maintain and develop a centralized, searchable technical product content library used for pre-sales activities

Educational Qualification

• A bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication, Telecommunication, or Computer Engineering is required.
• A master’s degree is considered an advantage.

Experience

• Over 8 years of experience in optical and packet transport systems and applications such as DWDM, OTN, POTN Ethernet.
• Strong understanding of Network Management Systems (NMS/OSS/SDN) and cloud-native deployment concepts
• Expertise in NBI/SBI, OpenConfig, YANG, and modern network management models, along with strong knowledge of optical network management standards and multi‑vendor interworking
• Awareness of market trends in optical networking include knowledge in advanced modulation schemes, pluggable optical transceivers, and open Multi-Source Agreements (MSAs)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
• Experience in pre‑sales engineering, responding to customer queries or tenders, and creating technical presentations.
• Familiarity with key optical vendor products like Nokia and Ciena, is advantageous
• Knowledge of Layer-3 technologies is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to leverage resources across functional groups.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication abilities.
• Capability to work independently with minimal supervision, proactively resolving complex issues.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Share point

About Us

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

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