IP Solution Architect
Nokia
Contribute to and support the Architecture, Technical Scope of Work (SOW) and Solution Description for the Customer project. Assist internal teams from offer commencement through to final solution delivery and acceptance by the customer. Establishment of the agreed contractual System Requirements. Development of an E2E Architecture and Design that meets the specifications, time to market and product/quality constraints.
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- Flexible and hybrid working schemes
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
- Life insurance to all employees to provide peace of mind and financial security
- Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
- Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs)
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- Diverse pool of Coaches & Mentors to whom you have easy access
- A learning environment which promotes personal growth and professional development - for your role and beyond
Contribute to and support the Architecture, Technical Scope of Work (SOW) and Solution Description for the Customer project. Assist internal teams from offer commencement through to final solution delivery and acceptance by the customer. Establishment of the agreed contractual System Requirements. Development of an E2E Architecture and Design that meets the specifications, time to market and product/quality constraints.
You have:
- Engineering Bachelor with 12+ years of experience in the telecom industry, dealing with IP-MPLS, BNG technologies
- Knowledgeable / Experience in designing and delivering Residential Broadband solutions such as BNG, BNS CUPS, FWA-BNG, CGNAT, WAG etc.
- Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS, SRv6, Segment Routing, BGP EVPN concepts and related technologies
- Knowledgeable on Virtualization, SDN & NFV, Cloud, SDN concepts and related technologies.
- Knowledgeable on Network Management Systems, networking concepts and related technologies
- Excellent in designing E2E Mobile Networks, Backhaul and Core Solutions and Concepts
- Knowledgeable on Data Center Fabric and DC automation
- Strong Linux/Unix shell and datacenter networking knowledge
- Hands-on experience including design, build, deploy, trouble-shooting & fault-finding, etc.
- Knowledge on 4G/5G mobile Core deployments
- Fluency in English – written and verbal communication
It would be nice if you also had:
- Kubernetes, VMWare ESXi, vCloud/vCenter, OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenFlow, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V skill is a plus
- Nokia IP Router portfolio - 7x50 XRS/SR/ES, 7250 IXR and 7705/7210 portfolio
- Nokia Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) solution
- Nokia SRA/Virtuoso, Cisco CCIE, Juniper JNCIE or equivalent Certification are a plus.
- RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, Java, Python/Perl is a plus.
- Eagerness to learn, willingness to invest in continuous learning
- Proven record in customer focus
- Analytical problem solver
- Proven presentation skills
- Flexible
- Eager to learn, willing to invest in continuous learning
Pre-sales Phase:
- Assist Business Development with the following:
- Pre-determine a Physical and Logical Solution Architecture; partition and allocate system requirements and functionality to the architecture; analyze and evaluate alternative solutions; define subsystems and system elements and requirements.
- Identification of Key Technical Risks and Issues, develop mitigation plans
- Provide key inputs for technical decisions relating to system requirements and system architecture/design.
Project Execution Phase:
- System/Solution Requirements Development.
- Identification of key Use Cases; agreement on key acceptance criteria.
- 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.
- Development of E2E Solution Architecture and support to High-Level Design (multiple technology domains).
- Determine a Physical and Logical Solution Architecture; partition and allocate system requirements and functionality to the architecture; analyse and evaluate alternation solutions; define subsystems and system elements and requirements.
- Provide and review HLD/LLD/Interface Specification
- 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.
- Review roadmap alignment with solution to be implemented with PLM engagement.
- Maintain traceability between requirement sets (Customer, System, Subsystems and System Elements), maintain traceability to architecture and design documents, support traceability to verification activities.
- Accountable for the technical accuracy of the design solution (i.e.: as defined in the SA&HLD etc.) – and the resulting implementation.
- Assist with technical delivery of the end-to-end project – design implementation to acceptance.