Chief Architect

Role Overview

• Define and communicate the strategic technical vision and architectural roadmap for Nokia's Core Service Provider IP networking products and solutions.
• Track and Identify emerging technologies, market trends, and customer needs within these focus areas to influence product selection and innovation for service provider networks.
• Ensure architectural consistency, scalability, and security across the entire Core Service Provider IP networking portfolio.
• Lead the design and evolution of complex, high-performance, and resilient Core Service Provider IP networking architectures, including advanced MPLS and Segment Routing deployments, next-generation BNG platforms, comprehensive security frameworks, and SDN-driven network fabrics.
• Provide expert guidance and technical oversight to product development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and best practices.
• Act as a primary technical authority for Core Service Provider IP networking, MPLS, Segment Routing, BNG, security, SDN, and automation within Nokia, both internally and externally.
• Foster a culture of innovation, exploring and prototyping new technologies such as AI/ML for network security and automation, advanced BNG functionalities, intent-based networking, and the evolution of MPLS and Segment Routing for new services (e.g., network slicing).
• Collaborate closely with product management, R&D, sales, and services teams to ensure architectural alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Engage with key customers to understand requirements, gather feedback, and represent Nokia's technical leadership in these critical domains.
• Mentor and guide senior architects and engineers within the organization.
• Establish architectural governance processes to ensure solutions meet performance, security, reliability, and scalability requirements, with a strong emphasis on the robustness of Core Service Provider Network elements, MPLS and Segment Routing implementations, BNG, security, SDN, and automation.

Requirements

• Education: Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Experience: 15+ years of progressive experience in IP networking, with at least 5-7 years in a lead architect or chief architect role.
• Extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying large-scale Core Service Provider Networks and networking products, with significant contributions to MPLS, Segment Routing, BNG, network security, SDN, and automation initiatives.
• Proven track record of defining and executing technical strategies and roadmaps in these specialized areas for service providers.
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of IP routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, ISIS), MPLS (LDP, RSVP-TE, VPNs, VPLS), Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6), EVPN, and related technologies within a Core Service Provider Network context.
• Broadband Network Gateway (BNG): In-depth knowledge of BNG architectures, subscriber management, QoS, lawful intercept, and integration with AAA systems in service provider environments.
• Network Security: Strong expertise in network security principles, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, DDoS mitigation, encryption, VPNs, and security policy enforcement relevant to service provider infrastructure.
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Comprehensive understanding of SDN architectures, controllers (e.g., OpenDaylight, ONOS), southbound/northbound APIs (e.g., OpenFlow, NETCONF/YANG), and network virtualization (NFV) for service provider networks.
• Automation: Extensive experience with network automation and orchestration tools, scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go), configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Puppet), and CI/CD pipelines for Core Service Provider Network operations.
• Familiarity with network operating systems, virtualization, and cloud-native networking principles.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and drive change at all levels of the organization. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• Cloud
• Firewalls
• Puppet
• Python
• Go

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with the latest technologies
• Inclusive work environment
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion