Lead R&D Engineer

Family DescriptionApplied 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 DescriptionSoftware (SWA) comprises the definition, specification, and allocation of requirements from different sources utilising knowledge of systems engineering processes (specification & architecture). Contains processing of use case and feature requirements into conceptual models, operational scenarios, technical requirements, and functional description. Covers specification, design, implementation, and unit testing of Software (e.g. device drivers, microcode, hardware-related software & firmware) according to the requirements and architecture defined in the systems engineering process. Covers establishment and maintenance of Software Configuration Management (SCM) practices into software development projects, continuously building and integrating infrastructure tools and systems.We are looking for senior SW engineer with good analysis, design and implementation skills to build next generation Nokia Cloud Operations Manager (ngNCOM). The ngNCOM is CloudNative,GitOps based intent driven Network Orchestration with extended Automation

• Minimum 10+ years of experience
• Strong knowledge in scripting: Go
• Hands-on experience in Containers, Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes, Go Services and good understanding of Cloud-native principles
• Good Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes, containerized applications, and Go services.
• Proficient in GitOps Tools FluxCD, ArgoCD
• Expertise in OCI-compliant registries, including Harbor and Quay, to manage and secure our container images
• Install, configure, and maintain Git servers (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, Gitea)
  • Familiar with setting up and maintaining repositories, branching strategies
  • Implement and manage user access controls, permissions, and authentication mechanisms.

Involved in pre-study of new customer features. Design, Implement and test features using right engineering practices.

• Trouble shoot customer issues
• Coach & Mentor teams with best engineering practices
• Coordinate closely with architects, product owners, release managers and other stakeholders for feature development / resolving issues
• Follow all Nokia Information Security policies and guidelines including ISMS (ISO27001 program)