NMS Standards Specialist

 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 

Standardisation & Open Source (SOS) comprises the development and implementation of a consistent strategy for external standards and forums including open source. Covers management and contribution to standardisation and other forums.Takes a direct role in the management and / or execution of standardisation related bodies and forums and develops / deploys and uses communication and web tools for standardisation purpose, the assistance of organisations in the creation of new forums. Ensures that the company obtains value for money from its investments in external memberships. Contains building up of robust intellectual property assets for Nokia.




 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 specialized 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 organization, which may include customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept job functions 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 organization. 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 organizational practice or expertise. Recognized expert in their field (depth & breadth). Typically requires 5-8 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree.



 Assignment Specific Requirement: 

Our team is seeking a energetic, creative individual for a Engineering position that is well versed in standards and standardization efforts. The individual should be able to model network with a view to manageability and be forward looking. The individual should have expertise in the full FCAPS of network management. The individual should be a liaison between the standards and the R&D organization and should be able to convert the standards specification into implementable requirements. The individual should be experienced in modeling techniques as UML, YANG.


Shapes and leads efforts of standards and industry specifications - with special emphasis on Optical NMS and manageability of the solution.

Contributes to functional vision and strategy resulting from standardisation consideration.

Consistently interacts with key customers with senior experts on standardisation-related topics.

Participates in alignment and clarifying membership issues in Nokia.

influences standard / open source policies regionally under guidance.