Optics Network Engineer

Job Description

As part of the team, you will deliver comprehensive Optical professional services, focusing on NMS, network design, NE integration, and network transformation. You will lead automation initiatives, manage system installations and upgrades, and ensure smooth network operations through commissioning, backup, and restoration tasks. Your expertise in Optical technologies and NMS platforms will be key in preparing technical documentation, executing tests, and providing ongoing support throughout project execution and customer deployments.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for NMS, network design, NE integration, and network transformation activities related to the Optical portfolio.
• Lead automation delivery efforts, extending and expanding automation solutions across Optical services.
• Install, upgrade, and migrate OS/NMS systems, ensuring smooth integration and system compatibility.
• Commission, upgrade, backup, and restore NE systems, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime.
• Prepare technical design documents including HLD, LLD, DCN, and synchronization documents, using relevant design tools.
• Develop Method of Procedures (MOPs) tailored to specific customer requirements and scenarios.
• Define test cases and execute acceptance tests, ensuring system readiness and customer satisfaction.
• Provide technical support during project execution, collaborating with PM/TPM and supporting the offer phase with PLM to assess feasibility, effort, and cost.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Expert knowledge of NMS, Optical network design, NE integration, and network transformation for Optical portfolios.
• Experience with OS/NMS installations, upgrades, migrations, backup/restore, and high availability configurations.
• Strong understanding of Optical technologies like DWDM, OTN, and GMPLS/GMRE.
• Proficient in using planning tools, Visio drawings, and creating technical design documents (HLD, LLD, DCN).
• Expertise in fault management, service creation, and network integration/transformation.
• Strong hands-on experience in scripting, automation frameworks, and system troubleshooting.
  
  

It would be nice if you also had:

• Familiarity with microservices, Docker, Kafka, and external authentication systems like LDAP, RADIUS, TACACs, AD.
• Experience with optical transmission equipment, preferably Alcatel-Lucent transport product line (DWDM/OTN-PSS).
  
  

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.

About The Team

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.