Senior Technical Specialist
Nokia
IT
India
Posted on Dec 2, 2025
As a Senior Technical Specialist, you will develop and enhance network management applications for optical transport technologies, ensuring efficient configuration, fault management, and performance monitoring. Utilizing data science, machine learning, and cloud technologies, you will drive innovation, optimize performance, and streamline CI/CD deployments. You will also mentor team members, foster collaboration, and contribute to global network infrastructure advancements in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.
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As a Senior Technical Specialist, you will design, develop, and optimize network management applications for optical transport technologies. Leveraging data science, machine learning, and cloud-based solutions, you will enhance network automation, performance, and reliability. Proficient in Python, Java, and GoLang, you will drive innovation, streamline CI/CD deployments, and support Network Infrastructure.
You have:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with 7 to 12 years of experience as a Data Scientist.
- Analyze data and apply suitable models (single variate, multivariate). Expertise in different learning models (Supervised, Unsupervised, and various Neural Network variations).
- Proficient in applying probabilistic and stochastic models to different data sets and performing feature engineering for various models.
- Stay up to date with the capabilities and limitations of different models and distinguish between real-time and batch processing needs.
It would be nice if you also had:
- Proficiency in NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, SciPy, Keras, TensorFlow and GoLang, corresponding packages for Java, Python, and various Time Series databases.
- Ability to differentiate between Proof-of-Concept mode and Deployment for small- and large-scale data using CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong domain knowledge or the ability to learn the Optical Transport domain for effective feature engineering and Capable of leading a team and working in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
- Working on products including Photonic/WDM, Optical Transport, and SDH/SONET.
- Optics Network Management applications provide users with control over the network, including configuration (infrastructure, end-to-end services), fault supervision, and performance monitoring.
- Applications interface with various Network Elements, provide a user-friendly graphical interface, and implement algorithms and functions to facilitate network management and reduce OPEX.
- Optics Network applications are deployed worldwide in hundreds of installations, serving customers ranging from large enterprises to small businesses.
- Contributing to new developments and maintaining applications to enhance functionality and improve customer satisfaction.