What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr. Systems Architect position at NOKIA?
The candidate in this role will be required to work with Nokia R&D members (CTO, other IMS products systems engineers/architects, product owners, software engineers) as well as product line managers (PLMs) and customer support teams to define, design and deliver SBC product capabilities for both telecom and enterprise markets.
**Due to NSA requirements this role will not be offering sponsorship. Candidates must be US Citizens or green card holders.
**Relocation will not be offered for this position.
What you will learn and contribute to
- Develop and define architecture patterns for cloud applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance. Apply Cloud Native architecture design principles and integrate Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders (business, product, and technical teams) to gather, analyze, and understand application requirements, then translate these into a coherent, robust architecture design.
- Demonstrate expertise in security best practices and ensure that the architecture adheres to security standards. Implement measures to safeguard sensitive data and comply with relevant security protocols and regulations.
- Analyze system performance, including capacity, scalability, and resource management. Identify areas for optimization and recommend enhancements to improve efficiency, reduce latency, and ensure high availability.
- Effectively document architecture decisions, design patterns, and system structures. Share technology and product knowledge through publications, presentations, and cross-functional team interactions, both internally and externally.
- Stay abreast of emerging cloud technologies and industry trends to inform and guide architectural decisions. Provide mentorship and oversight to development teams throughout the implementation phase of architectural designs. Identify product gaps and collaborate with Product Lifecycle Managers (PLMs) to address and resolve these issues.
- Foster collaboration among cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, operations, solution architects, and CTO teams. Ensure successful design, integration, and deployment of cloud applications by aligning efforts and providing technical guidance across all stages of the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
You have:
- Bachelor's degree preferably in computer science or telecom. Master's degree is a plus.
- 3-4 years previous experience in software design, software development and/or testing in an R&D or similar organization.
- 3-4 years of professional experience in system / solutions architecture in IMS domain.
- Good knowledge of IMS, VoIP, VoLTE and SBC role / use-cases
- Knowledge of generic OAM interfaces and network management
- English as working language
It would be nice if you also had:
- Good knowledge of Session Border Controller product(s) (control plane and media plane), their functions, components, interfaces
- Knowledge of 3GPP and IETF standards applicable to SBC signaling & media services and networking
- Experience and knowledge related to signaling plane: SIP, H.248, Diameter, Lawful Interception (X1/X2), security aspects and protocols
- Experience and knowledge related to media plane: H.248, MSRP(S), (S)RTP, RTCP, (D)TLS, DTMF, transcoding (audio, fax, video) including TrFO, MOS
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
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
Additional Information
US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:
- Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
- Health and dental benefits
- Short-term disability, and long-term disability
- Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
- Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)
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