Lead Consultant

Job Category Client Consulting As a Lead Consultant you will define and drive end-to-end automation strategies for 5G Core and IMS functions ensuring alignment with industry standards like ETSI MANO TMF and 3GPP You will take ownership of lifecycle automation-designing workflows for deployment scaling healing and upgrades of cloud-native functions-while enabling CI CD and Infrastructure as Code practices across Kubernetes-based platforms In this role you will also integrate automation with OSS BSS systems design testing frameworks and strengthen operational resilience through observability and health checks Beyond technology you will mentor teams collaborate with CSPs and vendors and champion cloud-native best practices to modernize telco core operations Responsibilities Define and lead automation strategies for lifecycle management LCM of IMS and 5G Core functions ensuring alignment with industry standards ETSI MANO 3GPP TMF Architect scalable reusable automation frameworks and drive adoption of GitOps and zero-touch cloud-native operations Automate deployment configuration scaling upgrades rollback and healing of CNFs across Kubernetes-based telecom cloud platforms Build and maintain CI CD pipelines GitLab CI Jenkins ArgoCD and IaC modules Ansible Helm Terraform to streamline CNF onboarding and infrastructure provisioning Design and integrate automated testing frameworks Robot Framework PyTest custom tools into CI CD processes for end-to-end validation monitoring and health checks Collaborate with cross-functional teams partners and AI ML experts to drive innovation enhance resilience and continuously improve automation practices Qualifications You Have Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field preferred with 12 years of telecom automation experience with deep expertise in IMS SIP Diameter and 5G Core functions AMF SMF UPF PCF UDM NRF along with OSS BSS ecosystem knowledge You have strong cloud-native and containerization skills in Kubernetes Red Hat OpenShift or Wind River Cloud with hands-on experience in multi-cloud and CNF lifecycle automation You are proficient in automation tooling and CI CD practices including Ansible Helm Terraform Robot GitLab CI Jenkins and ArgoCD combined with programming in Python or Bash You excel in automation testing and observability with experience building frameworks Robot PyTest integrating monitoring stacks Prometheus Grafana ELK and applying Day 0 1 2 automation workflows You demonstrate leadership collaboration and agility guiding teams influencing technical decisions and staying ahead with emerging practices like GitOps AI ML-driven automation and security automation It would be nice if you also have Knowledge with industry standards and frameworks TM Forum Open APIs eTOM CKA CKAD Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation AWS Azure cloud certifications About Us Come create the technology that helps the world act together Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile fixed and cloud networks Your career here will have a positive impact on people s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive sustainable and inclusive world We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work What we offer Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities well-being programs to support you mentally and physically opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion equality One of the World s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg Workplace Pride Global Benchmark At Nokia we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people Nokia s 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 Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed About the Team As Nokia s growth engine we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models Our inclusive team of dreamers doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible