Principal Technical Specialist

Principal Technical Specialist

India

(Hybrid)

We are looking for a Principal Technical Specialist – R&D to lead architecture and innovation in fiber-based fixed access networks products/solutions. This role will drive end-to-end design of OLT software solutions, influencing product strategy, technology direction, and large-scale deployments through deep expertise and technical leadership.

Your responsibilities

• Own and drive architecture & development of OLT software platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Work on Fiber Transport technologies with focus on GPON/XGPON systems.
• Design, develop and implement Layer 2 networking solutions (forwarding, multicast, QoS).
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into product features.
• Drive end-to-end troubleshooting and resolution of complex telecom software issues.
• Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding design decisions and solving complex system-level challenges.
• Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.

Your skills and experience

You Have:

• Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering
• 15+ years experience as lead SW developer/Tester in Telecom Access or Core network products
• Strong knowledge/domain experience in Datacom, L2 forwarding, QoS, VLAN, L2 Protocols and etc.
• Good programming expertise – C, C++ , Python, Go and etc,.
• Good Test Automation Expertise – Robo, Python and etc,.
• Very good knowledge on network processors, packet processing, traffic engineering and etc,.
• Very good knowledge on network element management, data models, etc,.
• Demonstrated experience in technical leadership / team mentoring.
• Proven track record in technical architecture, complex problem-solving, and large-scale solution delivery.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Experience in network software testing lifecycle and automation.
• Good knowledge & understanding on GPON Transport is added advantage (but not a must)

At Nokia, we want every candidate to be able to perform their best. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know. All requests are treated confidentially.

Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D

• Posting Date 09/11/2026

• Degree Level Bachelor’s degree

• Job Schedule Full time

• Job Type Experienced

• Job Identification 39656

• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No

• Role Type Individual contributor

• Laptop - support with ordering needed Yes

• Experience level Experienced

• Locations

No 141, TVH Agnitio Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600096, IN

(Hybrid)

• Regular or Temporary Regular