Job Description

Job Category: Applied R&D
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
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As a Principal Technical Specialist, you will lead QA efforts, design test plans, automate testing, and ensure seamless integration of new hardware functionalities. With expertise in Network Management and Optical networking, you will collaborate cross-functionally, optimize containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and drive innovation. Your strong analytical skills will help prioritize tasks, influence decisions, and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to the QA team and drive test architecture.
• Manage software delivery and work on improving product and process quality, including test automation.
• Have strong knowledge and experience in Network Management software, Optical networking, and software delivery.
• Learn and understand new network element features and hardware functionality as they are introduced.
• Review product requirements and create detailed test plans.
• Develop, execute, and debug automated tests, coordinating with other testers and scheduling test runs.
• Conduct feature demonstrations and ensure thorough test coverage.
• Desired experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications:
You have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8 to 12 years of experience.
• Technical drive with the QA team, reviewing product requirements, and creating detailed test plans.
• Experience in software delivery management and driving improvements in product and process quality.
• Automation of testing with Optical networking domain experience in software delivery.
• Experience in automation test creation, execution, debugging, and coordinating with other testers for scheduling runs.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Good knowledge and experience in Network Management software.
• Ability to learn and understand network element features and new hardware functionality as it is introduced.
• Knowledge and work experience on containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is desired.

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.