Datacenter and Cloud Networks Solution Owner

Description - External

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.

The team you'll be part of

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company’s strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

Digital Office - User Experience team ensures stability, availability and high performance of the IT infrastructure that serves Nokia. Communication is key enabler for innovation and high performance; IT Network Engineering designs, implements and manages globally the networking and voice infrastructure in Nokia including Public and Private Cloud, Datacenters, Security, IP services and all other aspects of connectivity for Nokia and partners.

What you will learn and contribute to

Solution Designer for Datacenter Networks is responsible and accountable for Datacenter and Public Cloud network solution designs, including technical concept and design, configuration, functionality, processes, standardization and performance. This is a global position to support Nokia ongoing Digitalization and Cloud transformation. The Solution Designer for Datacenter Networks will work with “on premises DCs” as well as major Public Cloud Providers.

Her/his main responsibilities include:

- Understands Nokia IT and Business requirements and strategy for Applications and Datacenter services.
- Understand security controls and polices. Application deployment best practices and standards
- Engage with IT and Business stakeholders on requirements reviews and solutioning
- Design Datacenter and Public Cloud network solutions, including network segmentation, load balance and security solutions
- Define Processes and Operational Procedures for services in her/his area of responsibility
- Perform implementations (new or changes), implementation reviews or acceptance to ensure design compliance and gap mitigation.
- Document solution design for various projects and deployment scenarios
- Support analysis of critical incidents and Identify design related gaps that caused the incident to define preventive actions
- Drive automation and optimization of Datacenter and Public Cloud network solutions

Your skills and experience

You Have:

- Bachelors’ degree or engineering degree in Telecommunications/Information Technology/Computer Science or equivalent
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in network architect role, 3+ year experience in handling Datacenter network
- Strong Knowledge in switching, routing and load balancing
- Experience in handling large enterprise network environment
- Experience with Nokia Service Routers and Nokia SR Linux products
- Experience with HPN switches
- Experience with F5 load balancers
- Proficient in Standard Network infra protocols such as OSPF, BGP, QoS, VRRP, VxLAN etc.
- Experience in network design and deployment

It would be nice if you also had:

- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience in automation and orchestration
- knowledge in the areas of operating systems such as Red Hat, Ubuntu would be a plus
- Good understanding on other network protocols like DHCP, DNS, IPsec,TLS etc.
- Knowledge in Firewall products and solutions
- Experience in IPv6 deployment.
- Understanding of ITIL processes

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, 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
- LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

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