Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Nokia, you will be pivotal in validating our cutting-edge Nokia Service Platform (NSP), ensuring its reliability for leading telecom operators. You will collaborate with cross-functional agile teams to develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, focusing on orchestration, automation, and service assurance functionalities across complex IP/MPLS networks. The work environment is dynamic and collaborative, fostering innovation and technical excellence. You will use advanced test automation tools, troubleshoot issues, and mentor junior engineers, all while contributing to a fast-paced, continuous integration and delivery process. This role offers the opportunity to influence the quality of solutions that transform network automation, making a significant impact on the future of connectivity.

• Design and implement comprehensive end-to-end test strategies for Nokia NSP, focusing on performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Robot Framework for regression, functional, and system testing.
• Validate complex IP/MPLS network topologies, ensuring thorough testing of orchestration and automation functionalities.
• Troubleshoot issues, conduct root cause analysis, and collaborate with developers to drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing within the release process.
• Review and assess product requirements and design documents to ensure they meet testability standards.
• Mentor junior QA engineers, providing guidance and participating in peer reviews to enhance team skills.
• Report on quality metrics, defect tracking, and performance validation to ensure high-quality product releases.

You have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, IP Networking, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 2 years in the telecom/networking domain
• Proficiency in Robot Framework, Python/Java scripting, and test automation design patterns
• Strong understanding of MPLS, BGP, and network virtualization concepts

It would be nice if you also had:

• Familiarity with Nokia NSP architecture and service provisioning (e.g., L3VPN, TE tunnels)
• Experience with Linux-based environments, network emulators (e.g., IXIA, Spirent), and protocol analyzers (e.g., Wireshark)
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills
• CCIE/CCNP/NRS or equivalent certification

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