Solution Architect

**Come create the technology that helps the world act together**

We are a B2B technology innovation leader pioneering the future where networks meet cloud.

At Nokia you will have a positive impact on people’s lives and help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and accessible world.

Be part of a culture built on an inclusive way of working where we are open to your ideas, you are empowered to take risks and are encouraged to be fearless in bringing your authentic self to work.

**Network Infrastructure**

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure (NI) group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

**The team you’ll be part of**

The Customer Engineering IP team is bringing the Nokia IP products knowledge and the industry leading skills to our customers in the APAC region to address technical challenges and to ensure successful projects delivery. Customer Engineering IP team is part of NI APAC RBC (Regional Business Center).

**What you will learn and contribute to**

As part of our team, you will:

- Support & review the Architecture, Technical Scope of Work (SOW) and Solution Description for the Customer project.
- Assist internal teams on Technical Solution & Design from offer commencement through to final solution delivery and acceptance by the customer.
- Be responsible for the establishment of the agreed contractual System Requirements
- Develop an E2E Architecture and Design that meets the specifications, time to market and product/quality constraints.
- Provide key inputs for technical decisions relating to system requirements and system architecture/design.
- Derive products and solution requirements in line with the SOW and solution description while being fully coordinated with project management, design and deployment team; perform requirements designation and importance analysis; perform verifiability analysis; perform risk analysis.
- Proactively seek to identify and address technical risks. In co-operation with the PM/TPM conduct risk assessments on the project and all suppliers; identifying and executing mitigation strategies to limit impact; support on reporting of risk exposure (cost, schedule, other); escalating, as appropriate.

**Your skills and experience**

You have:

- Engineering Bachelor with 12+ years of experience in the telecom industry, dealing with IP-MPLS, Cloud SDN and BNG technologies.
- Knowledgeable on Virtualization, SDN & NFV concepts and related technologies.
- Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS, Segment Routing, BGP EVPN concepts and related technologies
- Knowledgeable on Network Management Systems, networking concepts and related technologies.
- Experience in designing and delivering Datacenter/Carrier Network and Solutions
- Excellent in designing networking equipment for Carrier, SDN and NFV Solutions and Concepts
- Excellent in designing E2E Mobile Networks, Backhaul and Core Solutions and Concepts
- Fluency in English - written and verbal communication.

It would be nice if you also had:

- Nokia IP Router portfolio - 7x50 XRS/SR/ESS/SRa and 7705/7210 portfolio
- Nokia SDN & NFV portfolio - SR Linux, vBNG, VSR, NSP, FSS, etc.
- RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, Java, Python/Perl etc.
- Strong Linux/Unix shell and datacenter networking knowledge
- Hands-on experience including design, build, deploy, troubleshooting & fault-finding, etc.
- Knowledge on 4G/5G mobile Core deployments
- VMWare ESXi, vCloud/vCenter, OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenFlow, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V
- Nokia SRA/Virtuoso, Cisco CCIE, Juniper JNCIE or equivalent Certification are a plus.
- Eagerness to learn, willingness to invest in continuous learning.

**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 of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included