The Technology Leader will work closely with customers, project delivery teams, product line management, pre-sales organizations, business development teams, and global customer engineering organizations to drive successful delivery of Optical Transport, Cloud Infrastructure, and Subsea networking solutions.
The role is responsible for leading and scaling a high-performance Remote Delivery Engineering organization focused on optical transport networks, subsea connectivity solutions, and cloud-integrated network infrastructures. The individual will provide technical leadership across architecture, design, validation, deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of customer networks while ensuring delivery excellence and superior customer experience.
The candidate will lead a team of highly skilled engineers covering solution architecture, technical delivery, network design, interoperability validation, automation, customer acceptance, and technical consultancy across Nokia's Optical Networks portfolio, subsea transport solutions, and cloud-native infrastructure environments
Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end remote delivery of Optical Transport, DWDM, OTN, ROADM, Metro, Long-Haul, and Subsea network solutions.
- Own architecture, design, deployment, migration, and lifecycle management of optical and transport networks.
- Provide technical leadership for cloud-integrated network infrastructures (cINF) supporting network modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Lead customer engagements from solution definition through deployment and operational acceptance.
- Build, mentor, and develop globally distributed engineering teams.
- Partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, Product Management, and Customer stakeholders to drive strategic growth opportunities.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive and senior customer stakeholders.
- Drive adoption of network automation, SDN-based transport architectures, cloud-native operational models, and AI-driven network assurance.
- Support deployment and optimization of subsea transport networks, landing station connectivity, and terrestrial extension architectures.
- Ensure first-time-right delivery with high-quality engineering outputs and technical governance.
- Establish best practices, reusable delivery frameworks, engineering standards, and solution blueprints.
- Drive risk management, technical escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Align customer solutions with Nokia product roadmaps and future technology evolution.
Optical Networks
- DWDM, CWDM, OTN, ROADM, Optical Switching
- Metro, Regional, Long-Haul, and Ultra Long-Haul Transport Networks
- Optical planning, design, performance engineering, and network optimization
- Carrier-grade transport architectures and resiliency frameworks
- Nokia Optical product portfolio (1830 PSS and related transport solutions)
Subsea Networks
- Subsea cable systems and transport technologies
- Landing station architecture and terrestrial integration
- Capacity planning and service provisioning across subsea infrastructures
- Multi-domain optical network operations and service assurance
Cloud Infrastructure (cINF)
- Cloud Infrastructure platforms supporting telecom workloads
- Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, and cloud-native environments
- Infrastructure virtualization and containerized deployments
- Network cloud integration and automation frameworks
Automation & Software Defined Networking
- SDN-controlled transport networks
- Network automation and orchestration frameworks
- Python, Ansible, APIs, and model-driven networking
- Telemetry, analytics, and closed-loop assurance
Leadership & Customer Skills
- Strong customer engagement and executive relationship management.
- Proven ability to influence customer technology strategy and investment decisions.
- Demonstrated leadership in managing large, geographically distributed engineering organizations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong commercial acumen with ability to support business growth and opportunity development.
- Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
Experience
- 20+ years of experience in Telecommunications, Optical Networking, Transport Networks, or Network Infrastructure domains.
- 10+ years leading engineering, architecture, or delivery organizations.
- Proven experience in large-scale Optical Transport, Cloud Infrastructure, and Subsea network deployments.
- Experience managing global customer engagements and remote delivery organizations.
- Strong understanding of service provider, hyperscaler, enterprise, and subsea operator environments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- Industry certifications in Optical Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, IP Networking, or equivalent technologies preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in Optical Transport, cINF, Subsea, and Network Automation technologies.
Skills Required
- 20+ years of experience in telecommunications, optical networking, transport networks, or network infrastructure
- 10+ years leading engineering, architecture, or delivery organizations
- Experience with large-scale optical transport, cloud infrastructure, and subsea network deployments
- Experience managing global customer engagements and remote delivery organizations
- Strong understanding of service provider, hyperscaler, enterprise, and subsea operator environments
- Expertise in DWDM, CWDM, OTN, ROADM, optical switching, and transport network design
- Experience with Nokia Optical product portfolio, including 1830 PSS
- Knowledge of subsea cable systems, landing station architecture, and terrestrial integration
- Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms, Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, and containerized deployments
- Experience with SDN-controlled transport networks, network automation, orchestration, Python, Ansible, APIs, and model-driven networking
- Strong customer engagement, executive relationship management, stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
- Commercial acumen and ability to support business growth and opportunity development
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, telecommunications, computer science, or a related discipline
- Industry certifications in optical networking, cloud infrastructure, IP networking, or equivalent technologies
Nokia Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nokia and has not been reviewed or approved by Nokia.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs include a global employee share purchase plan with company matching and multi‑year share awards. These mechanisms broaden participation and tie rewards to long‑term outcomes.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes major medical plans with supplementary options such as vision, legal services, and care navigation. The range of offerings indicates comprehensive support for medical needs.
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Parental & Family Support — A global policy grants paid leave for new parents regardless of gender and provides structured return‑to‑work support. Company‑paid life insurance further strengthens family protection across regions.
Nokia Insights
What We Do
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a trusted partner for critical networks, we are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. We create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world.
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