Software Architect

Job Description

Family Description

Applied R&D (AR) consists of target-oriented research either with the goal of solving a particular problem / answering a specific question or for multi-discipline design, development, and implementation of hardware, software, and systems including maintenance support. Supplies techno-economic consulting to clients. AR work is characterised by its detailed and complex nature in order to systematically combine existing knowledge and practices to further developing and incrementally improving products, operational processes, and customer-specific feature development.

Subfamily Description

R&D Architecture (RDA) comprises capturing of business, operational, technical, and / or non functional requirements from the stakeholders and the delivery of an architecture to meet the defined needs and constraints. Contains processing of use case and feature requirements into conceptual models, operational scenarios, technical requirements, and functional descriptions. RDA has a broad system and product architecture competence and ecosystem understanding.

Responsibilities

We are part of Subsriber Signalling & Policy R& D team where 'Cloud Signalling Director(CSD),BSF, SCP, SEPP & Policy(PCRF) elements are developed with e2e scope.
We are looking for Passionate Architects, who are good in resolving and finding solutions in innovative & effective way. Also driving the Code refactory and Improvements for these product in functional/non-functional areas and also accountable for code quality.
Lead & perform development activities of high complexity features. Lead technically and support a small team/ multiple features in the completion of a project/stream. Lead technical discussions with peers about enhancements/improvements in own area(s) of expertise. Create parts of architecture (small/basic) with focus on performance & scale. Drive non-functional requirements within team. Effectively handles complex customer issues. Improves the code base with the outcome measurable product behavior. Owns complex features and ensure delivery completion with quality.

Are you passionate about solving problems?

As part of our team, you will:

Willing to work in lean and extremely agile environment / start-up work culture to achieve stiff and challenging targets
Responsible for requirement analysis, component design based on cloud native principles and leading development
Ownership of SW/HW architecture at system component level
Work independently, deploying, testing and troubleshooting Cloud native application
Leading the end to end development of Features and EPICs
Coaching SW Engineers and Specification Engineers in design activities
Communicate Competence Development needs to Line organization
Should have good experience with cloud native architecture, cloud security and cloud patterns
Strong skills on containerization using Docker, Kubernetes
Familiarity with design patterns, domain driven design, component-based architecture, and evolutionary architecture.
Provides direction and sets expectations for creation of new design and development of prototype.
Participates and contributes in large and complex product development.
Has good stakeholder management and delivers the design as per the requirement which meets industry standards.
Researches, designs, plans, develops and / or evaluates new advanced network technologies by translating customer requirements or strategic business objectives into final product design.
Work typically includes in-depth assessment of the customer's networked application needs, providing network modelling and simulation testing, consulting to further clarify needs, and engineering high-speed technology network transports to deliver application functionality.
Designs, defines and implements integrated hardware / software systems requirements for customers and / or prepares studies and analyses existing systems.
Determines system specifications, input / output processes and working parameters for hardware / software compatibility.
Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system.
Identifies, analyses and resolves programme support deficiencies.
Develops and recommends corrective actions.
Influences strategic decisions within professional area that affect the performance of the subfunction (EG a subset of a function, typically consisting of several areas with independent budgets).
Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of own organisational unit.
Solves highly complex or novel problems based on sophisticated analytical thought and complex judgment.
Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of own organisational unit.
Acts as a senior subject matter expert, typically at a global or regional level, in many organisational units the most senior internal expert who serves as best practice / quality resource and is an acknowledged authority both within and outside own organisational unit.
Often leads functional teams or projects with considerable resource requirements, risk, and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.

Min 10+ years of relevant R&D Development experience on Telco grade products.
Expert Core Java or C++ Programmer & Strong analytical and debugging skills.
Good hands-on experience in Linux, Kubernetes, VMWare, OpenStack and working with CSF Assets & Blueprints like BVNF/BCMT/BELK
Should have hands on experience in design, architect of problem solutions
Handon experience in Signalling portfolio esp Policy, PCRF, Diameter protocols, etc
Experience with Cloud Native, Microservices, Containers and Virtualization Technologies like Docker/Container/POD, HTTP/2, JSON, Kubernetes(K8s), Oauth, etc, Helm, Envoy, Consul, Redis, gRPC and Open Source Integration.
Experience with Container Management, Component Life Cycle Management, Elastic Stack, Logstash, ETCD, KeyCloak, Kafka Messaging
Experience in designing and developing applications using Core Java
Experience on Linux, Linux Containers, Linux Namespaces, Linux CGroups and large-scale production systems
Experience with open source PaaS environments such as Openshift and kubernetes
Deep understanding of 4/5G, Signalling & 3GPP, RFCs, Hyperscale cloud capabilities - Azure, AWS, GCP,OCP,R edHat
Innovation, creative and built to scale mindset & Inspirational leadership
Influential communication and networking
Obsessively plans and aligns Resources utilization and efficiency
Customer focused
Ability to drive engagement and collaboration with key Services Practices and Business partners
Balanced under stress, fearless of ambiguity, adaptable
Ambitious to keep building and adapting for the future while delivering
Experience in real time, high performance, multi-threaded system programming, fault tolerant systems, HA Concepts and Distributed Architecture knowledge.

Qualifications

Impact

Impact is short-term through individual and team contributions. Scope is primarily within own subject area in a function/unit. Actions and errors impact on program, project or function. Provides measurable input into new products, processes, standards or operational plans in support of the organisation's business strategies, with some impact on business unit/ function overall results.

Scope & Contribution

Individual Contributor: Operates autonomously in own subject area. Can analyze, develop and implement concepts and solutions as a subject matter expert. Increased awareness of and involvement outside of own subject area. Distills big picture. Makes decisions about and prioritizes own work. Managerial/Supervisory: Clear managerial responsibilities for people. Typically first level of solid line management. Interprets policies. Ensures existing plans are put into operation. Executes and/or oversees processes to meet customer needs. Responsible for analysis, design & development of policies, plans, programs.

Innovation

Carries out specialised activities/projects according to general direction. Influences others to support decisions. Works mostly independently. Analyze situations or data that requires review of relevant factors. Solutions can often be checked and proved. Demonstrates success in multiple roles and is adaptable to manage complex changing business environments.

Communication

Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function and teams, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organisation, which may include customers or vendors.Works to influence others to accept job function's view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches.Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organisation. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues.

Knowledge & Experience

Management Experience / Achieved well-advanced skills of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and organisational practice or expertise. Recognised expert in their field (depth & breadth). Typically requires 5-8 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree.

About Us

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

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 and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information
US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About the Team

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.

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