Solution Architect (Packet Core) at Nokia

Job Description:

We are looking for a Packet Core Solution Architect with hands on engineering and design experience to deliver services in Middle East and Africa Region. The Packet Core solution Architect provides leadership and a senior level solution consulting service in customer project, ability to understand customer’s business and technical needs and ability to translate them into a solution, Designs and executes complex integration, operations or performance solutions for customers & Shares professional knowledge to guide others. Perform Engineering (deployment, Integration, and testing) activities and technical project management on need basis.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provides level solution consulting service, having expertise in Packet Core Portfolio, acts as a source of expertise for colleagues
2. Design and leads the identification and specification of complex solutions in complex customer environment
3. Support Sales/Presales Team for customer Solutions during sales/presales phases
4. Take ownership and accountability of customer specific deliveries and provide technical support and guidance during solution design for new requirements, problem resolution for critical / complex issues
5. Develop detailed customer solution design & architecture and perform technical risk evaluation for overall technical solution
6. Lead the technical implementation during the delivery phase
7. Present offered solution design/architecture to customer and verify/adapt it during realization phase
8. Liaise with different stakeholders well as with Product Managers, Project manager and 3rd party product manager to align customer requirements with available generic solutions, Nokia products and 3rd party products
9. Create and maintain end-to-end architecture artifacts including but not limited to, High Level design, interface design document, process design document, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams and data models across the ecosystem.
10. Deliver clear and comprehensive technical documentation.
11. Develops the full scope of the solution, working across organizations to achieve workable solutions
12. Design & support Development of workflows/streams, installation, & solution testing.
13. Deployment and vertical integration of Cloud Packet Core nodes (CMM/CMG/NRD)
14. Horizontal integration of Cloud Packet Core nodes with other network elements (e.g. Radio, PCRF, SDM) and solutions… (VoLTE, VoWiFi).
15. Execute Testing for PoCs, Trials and Commercial Projects
16. Deliver Cloud Packet Core HLDs and LLDs
17. High interaction with the customer’s key stakeholders and Nokia project team.
18. Estimate services effort, hardware estimations and see through the delivery of a solution.
19. Act as a trusted advisor partnering with the customer on its strategy positioning & end-to-end architecture on multiple domains.
20. Guide other engineers and architects in project related matters.

Technical Skills

1. Strong understanding of 3gpp call flows, protocol stacks and good hands-on experience in Evolved Packet Core solutions from one or more vendors (MME, SGSN, SPGW, TWAG, ePDG). It will be an added advantage to have experience & competency to handle Nokia Cloud Core Nokia Evolve Packet Core (EPC) and Cloud Packet Core (CPC) solutions like FNS, FNG, CMM, CMG etc
2. Hands on experience on Packet core projects including engineering and design responsibilities
3. Knowledge and experience on the 3G/4G/5G, VoLTE and VoWiFi Technologies.
4. Strong knowledge of 4G/5G architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, and Cloud Native architecture
5. Good working experience on EPC solution design, platform, and application deployment (on VMware, openstack, kubernates), system configuration, integration with 3gpp peer nodes, LTE call flow testing, troubleshooting, supporting system go-live and software upgrades
6. Knowledge of all or part of the set of protocols for IP/MPLS: IGP, BGP, RSVP, LDP, etc…
7. Experience of deployment in Cloud environment like VMware, CBIS, CMM, openstack and Cloud Infrastructure – Compute, Network, Storage & Back-up. Certification will have added advantage.
8. Knowledge in domains like SS7, Diameter, Linux, Shell scripting, Yaml files.
9. IP certifications in one or more suppliers (Nokia SRC, Cisco, Juniper) are highly recommended, priority given to Nokia SRC certification.
10. Experience with planning and deployment on VMWare/NFV/Cloud based Data Centres
11. Experience with Packet Core SW upgrades and related procedures
12. Experience with 3rd Party Service and application providers for cloud based and VoLTE projects.
13. Ability to discuss with customer for requirements gathering
14. Ability to Solution Design Creation
15. Solution Deployment and Solution Architecture Creation support
16. Ability to troubleshoot call flow related issues and fixing the same
17. Ability to predict and understand the technical risks and challenges for Packet Core deployment projects
18. Have a degree in Engineering or Telecom

Soft Skills:

1. Highly driven and able to work independently
2. Team player with the ability to work independently
3. Willingness to share knowledge
4. Customer oriented mindset
5. Networking / collaborative teamwork skills to work in a multicultural team
6. Ability to think out of the box and analyse complex processes, quick learner
7. Ability to quickly understand critical technical topics and issues
8. Ability to work with both technical and management layers at customer
9. Ability to understand the new solutions quickly and delivering the same to Customer
10. Reliable working results even under high workload, stress tolerance
11. Highly self-motivated, acting on own initiative / driver capability, structured working mode
12. Good presentation and negotiation skill
13. Fluent in written and spoken English
14. Availability to travel for short/medium period of time
15. Ensures self-development as per evolving Nokia portfolio and maintains awareness of new products and releases through regular updates.