Nokia Principal SW Architect 

Portugal 

568731258

You will be part of a new team in MN RAN R&D BBSoC Unit responsible for contributing to competence area specific architecture work to meet the expected Definition of Done for Cloud RAN applications. We are looking for a seasoned and skilled principal software Architect. You would be working on competence area specific feasibility studies, technical analysis and feature specification work covering all functional and non-functional aspects and requirements. You also support our program planning and agile activities in the team. You are also expected to participate and be involved in other technical areas such as open-source community in the whole BBSoC RCP Platform product suite. As a Principal SW Architect, you are also able to coach others and give e.g., training when needed.

Radio Cloud Platform is responsible for:

• Innovating, developing, productizing, delivering & maintaining the best Edge Cloud O-RAN and Cloud RAN products to achieve a clear leadership position in Edge Cloud Platforms and Applications
• Successful execution of Cloud RAN Programs
• Leverage open-source communities like OPNFV, O-RAN, OCP to achieve technology leadership
• Achieve Business targets for RCP and Cloud RAN products

As a Principal SW Architect in new RCP team, your role would include:

• Creates and maintains technological and architectural overview of own responsibility area in the form of technology roadmaps and evolution
• Finds novel solutions to develop leading technology and overcome challenges
• Creates and maintains domain (e.g. Operability) system level target and/or reference architecture specifications and its evolution in alignment with product and technology components
• Ensures the specifications are relevant and detailed enough for direct execution in the BU/DU
• Participates in vendor or platform selection
• Contributes architecture proposals towards new product M2s
• Ensures best overall evolution and solution from HW/SW point of view, for example in new HW introduction balancing between HW evolution and SW reuse to remain competitive
• Interfaces with product management and BU/DU Architects/Engineers for architecture related prioritization, investment balancing, influencing the creation of right product strategies, etc. for the domain
• Consults BG/BU/DU senior leadership in technical decision making
• Technical decision maker in own area, oversees the technical approaches that will best support long-term business plans and goals
• Engages typically with customers and partners for solution definition and technical issues. May also contribute in other external forums, like academia, standardization, industry collaboration
• Decides on the best tools, frameworks, design patterns, hardware, software and other product elements and their cost /value -balance to achieve mid-term and long-term business and technical objectives
• Is responsible of the definition and proper decision making on own architecture domain including architecture governance and processes
• Accountable for Best-in-Class design within own technology area
• Identifies improvements to processes & WoW to improve development and architecture efficiency
• Is required to stay on top of the industry trends, standardization and new technologies of own area of responsibility
• Circle of influence: Person visible outside own DU and outside company as World class expert
• Participates to represent Nokia in industry event panels
• May include geographical or functional co-ordination responsibility, business acumen, senior negotiation skills
• Operates with N-2 and N-3 Leaders

You will be able to develop your knowledge and skills while working on one of the most state-of-the-art and disruptive technologies.

• You are experienced in system and element requirements analysis, solution architecture, and solution design and be familiar with corresponding process
• You are proactive and independent and have great communication skills that allow you to feel comfortable in a team and to motivate colleagues
• You enjoy learning and continuous improvement
• You have 10+ years of experience in architecture or SW development/Testing
• You have demonstrated industry experience in the areas of architecture or software development
• You understand the significance of good SW practices for high-quality SW
• You know the benefits of agile SW development and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery practices
• You have strong experience in C++, Golang, Python: development and testing
• Experience with LINUX - Experience in scripting/coding with one or more languages (such as Python, Golang,…)
• Knowledge of processor architectures, embedded systems, and real-time systems
• Understanding of the cloud runtime environments and bare metal runtime environments of embedded systems
• Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) cloud-native characteristics, including Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of Cloud Infrastructure software (such as RedHat, AWS, AZURE, GCP, ...)
• Experience in wireless protocols, especially LTE and NR
• Experience of open-source software

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