IP Resident Engineer

Nokia; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Paid time off

Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Work-life resources

Job summary

Nokia is seeking an IP Resident Engineer to lead network strategy, design, and deployment for enterprise and service provider customers in the US. The role combines on-site and remote support, with emphasis on consulting, migration planning, testing, and performance optimization.

You will develop architectures, prepare statements of work, train customers, and collaborate with product teams to improve reliability and serviceability. 7+ years in telecom networks preferred.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunication or equivalent experience.
• Nokia NRSII certification is required; CCIE and/or JNCIE preferred.
• 7+ years with telecom equipment vendor or service provider in Designing, Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting IP networks.
• 5+ years in IP routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, BGP) and MPLS/SR including LDP/RSVP.
• 5+ years in QoS, and testing tools such as Spirent, IXIA, Iperf, JDSU.
• 3+ years scripting (Python, Bash, Shell, XML). Nokia products hands-on experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop network architecture and services designs to support customers.
• Produce implementation and migration plans; configure equipment and services.
• Test and support networks; audit against requirements and best practices.
• Produce and review technical statements of work; provide training materials.

Skills

Network design

Customer engagement

Scripting (Python)

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Telecom

Nokia NRSII certification

CCIE/JNCIE (preferred)

Tools

Nokia products hands-on

Job description

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

The IP Resident Engineer role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from network strategy, design and engineering, implementation and migration planning, service design and proof of concept, implementation, testing, optimization services, customer training and advice, and on-site support. The work is on-site or remote with customers. Engineer will be required to work in a consultative manner with customers, solutions and marketing groups and systems engineering to scope and deliver professional service projects, which includes following responsibilities:

• Develop network architecture and services designs with the best architecture available to support our customers’ services.
• Produce network implementation and migration plans. Configure equipment and services.
• Test and support networks in various stages of deployment. Audit and assess network against customer service requirements and best practices. Formulate network management strategies.
• Produce and review technical statement of work documentation.Provide appropriate training material and delivery of the training.
• Evaluate customer networks for performance, scalability, manageability and security. Provide recommendations to optimize the network operations and performance.
• Work with internal technical teams for product placement and feature improvements for reliability, availability, and serviceability.
• Work closely with customers to conduct network readiness and customer readiness tests.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customer's technical and management teams.
• Occasional maintenance hour work expected in the role to support critical network events.

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Four years degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunication or equivalent experience. Nokia NRSII certification is required. Nokia SRA, Cisco CCIE and/or Juniper JNCIE or equivalent certification preferred.
• 7+ years relevant work experience with a telecom communications equipment vendor or service provider in Designing, Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting IP networks.
• 5+ years experience in IP routing protocols such as IS-IS, OSPF, BGP. 5+ years experience in Segment Routing (SR) and MPLS protocols using LDP or RSVP, and L2/L3 VPNs over MPLS/SR.
• 5+ years experience in QoS implementation/testing. 5+ years experience using testing tools like Spirent, IXIA, Iperf, and JDSU.
• 5+ years hands on expertise troubleshooting, monitoring, and configuring the noted IP networking protocols.
• 3+ years of scripting (Python, C, Bash, Shell, XML.). Nokia products hands-on experience required.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to end-clients.

About Us

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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Our recruitment process

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.

The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia .

About The Team

Some of our benefits in US :

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity. Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role.

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.