Data Center Fabric Architect

Nokia; Turkey; On-site; TRY 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia seeks an experienced network architect to help design and standardize Nokia's Data Center Fabric solutions. You will create reusable architectures and collaborate with a global engineering team to define common design approaches, transformation methods, and migration patterns.

You will engage with customers and partners in a consulting capacity, ensuring delivery readiness and applying AI tools to boost productivity, documentation, and automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IP routing and networking, including BGP & EVPN/VXLAN.
• A solid understanding of Data Center Fabric architecture and perspectives on industry trends and technologies.
• Experience developing and implementing complex network architectures.
• Experience delivering consulting and professional services in customer-facing roles.
• Ability to translate recurring field requirements and deployment patterns into standardized, scalable, and repeatable solution frameworks.
• Proficiency in designing and documenting HLD/LLD and executing test plans.
• Familiarity with network automation, NetOps/DevOps methodologies, and tools.
• Knowledge and practical use of AI tools to improve engineering productivity, support design standardization, and accelerate documentation, analysis, and automation activities.

Skills

IP routing networking

BGP

EVPN VXLAN

Data Center Fabric

HLD/LLD

Network automation

AI tooling

Consulting/customer-facing

Job description

We are looking for an experienced network architect to contribute to the design and standardization of the Nokia's Data Center Fabric solutions. In this role, you will create reusable and standard architectures. If you are passionate about IP networking and AI infrastructure, this is an opportunity to help shape the next generation of data center networks.

You will join a global engineering team working on Nokia's Data Center Fabric solutions. The team focuses on architecture, design standardization, delivery readiness, and reusable engineering practices. In this role, you will work with colleagues around the world to define common design approaches, reusable assets, transformation methods, migration patterns, and best practices. You will also have a consulting role with Nokia's customers and partners.

Must-have:

• 5+ years of experience in IP routing and networking, including BGP & EVPN/VXLAN.
• A solid understanding of Data Center Fabric architecture and perspectives on industry trends and technologies.
• Experience developing and implementing complex network architectures.
• Experience delivering consulting and professional services in customer-facing roles.
• Ability to translate recurring field requirements and deployment patterns into standardized, scalable, and repeatable solution frameworks.
• Proficiency in designing and documenting HLD/LLD and executing test plans.
• Familiarity with network automation, NetOps/DevOps methodologies, and tools.
• Knowledge and practical use of AI tools to improve engineering productivity, support design standardization, and accelerate documentation, analysis, and automation activities.

Nice-to-have:

• Hands-on experience with Nokia SR Linux and Event-Driven Automation (EDA).
• Working knowledge of competitor router platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, or Arista.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies like Kubernetes, OpenShift, VMware, AWS or GCP.