Optics Npi Engineer

**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**

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure 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.

Our Networks Infrastructure (NI) business group includes IP, Optics and Network Automation technologies and related services sold to our communication service provider customers as well as adjacent markets including webscale companies and enterprises. Our comprehensive solutions enable our customers to build and operate automated, secure, and high-performance networks at massive scale - helping to interconnect people and things from any broadband access modality to - and among - edge clouds, central clouds, the Internet, and other services and data centers.

As MEA Optics NPI (New Product Introduction) team as part of the Customer Engineering organization in the Network Infrastructure Business Center, we introduce the latest network technologies to our customers. This is done in the form of lab/field testing, demos, workshops, dry run, proof of concept sessions and network integration services.

**What you will learn and contribute to**

**Your skills and experience**

The mission of MEA Optics NPI Team is to define and execute the activities that are part of either project execution or pre-sales opportunity. This is covering any new product, technology, or solution in Nokia Optics portfolio; mainly 1830 PSS and the associated Network Management System (NFM-T) and network automation services.

Are you passionate about solving problems?

As part of our team, you will:

- Perform OS/NMS installations, upgrades, migrations, and network transformations.
- Perform Lab testing, Field Trials, DryRun, Proof of Concepts, Preliminary Acceptance Tests, Customer Demos/Workshops.
- Define test cases based on customer specific scenarios and develop MOPs and test procedures.
- Extend and expand Nokia’s automation delivery footprint, also to develop scripts and tools to automate the manual and routine tasks.
- Perform extensive lab work, both in person and remotely.

You have:

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science and/or equivalent work experience in Telecommunications engineering discipline.
- Demonstrable skill in scripting and programming languages: e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, and good knowledge in algorithms & Agile development processes and DevOps practices.
- Strong Linux/Unix shell networking knowledge, as well as, Cloud, Docker, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Databases, Containerized Applications, Microservices, etc.
- Willingness and desire to do hands-on lab work, and are careful and thorough, with attention to detail.
- Ability to work via own initiative, you have to be self-motivated with flexible, positive, and creative attitude. Also, you should have a strong communication, documentation, collaboration, and interpersonal & Team Skills.

It would be nice if you also had:

- Experience in DWDM system design, architecture, and testing.
- Familiarity with other test automation and scripting software.
- Hands-on experience including design, build, deploy, troubleshooting and fault-finding.

**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.

**international teams with balanced**

**composition, getting to work with colleagues from**

**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.

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