Nokia SSP - NPC Engineer -  GC

Nokia SSP - NPC Engineer - GC

Posted 4 days ago by 1750479854

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The Nokia SSP - NPC Engineer role involves deploying and integrating Nokia Policy Controller products in a cloud environment. The engineer will be responsible for installation, verification, troubleshooting, and ensuring successful integration with peer nodes. This position requires collaboration with project teams and stakeholders to meet deployment requirements effectively. The role is remote and focuses on technical skills in telecom solutions and cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare installation MOP & deployment artefacts for application.
  • Verify cloud environment and perform installation.
  • Conduct rollback procedures and Root Cause Analysis for installation failures.
  • Perform health checks and ensure application performance post-installation.
  • Integrate applications with peer nodes as per deployment requirements.
  • Engage in project delivery activities, including writing RSV rules and running acceptance activities.
  • Support testing execution and acceptance.
  • Develop and validate policy rules.
  • Prepare high/low level design and test strategy.
  • Provide troubleshooting and reporting.
  • Maintain tracking reports.

Key Skills:

  • Experience with SW Telco solutions and integration.
  • Knowledge of 4G & 5G networks and call flows.
  • Experience in application integration projects within telecom.
  • Competence in TCP/IP/TLS and main protocols (Diameter, HTTP2, SIP, etc.).
  • Working knowledge of cloud technologies (VNF, CNF) and platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.).
  • CKA certification or strong knowledge of Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with mobile network integration, VoLTE, and IMS.
  • Understanding of NW architectures/products and international standards (3GPP/ETSI).
  • Basic knowledge of policy software solutions.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux OS and databases.
  • Understanding of project life cycle and involvement in NPC field trials.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and communicate effectively in English.
  • Hands-on solution integration skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Nokia SSP- NPC Engineer

Location: USA, Canada (Remote)

Job Description:

Keyword - Nokia Policy Controller Product Deployment /Integration

Prepare the installation MOP & deployment artefacts for application

Verification of cloud environment (image, flavor, network etc.) and perform installation.

If the installation is not successful, perform the rollback procedure as defined in the

MOP and conduct a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for the failure.

If the installation is successful, do the health check of the system and ensure all the applications are performing correctly.

Integrate the application with other peer nodes as per the deployment

The NPC Deployment Engineer will be assigned to Project Delivery Activities as main responsible for deployment of cloud native NPC application, will be responsible for integration activities, writing RSV rules, running acceptance activities with customer, ensuring the proper implementation of requirements, in close cooperation with the project team & all other stakeholders.

Relevant Tasks:

Deployment & Integration

Policy Rules development & validation

High/Low Level Design/CIQ (IP & NW Design) preparations

Test Strategy preparation (SVS)

Support to Test execution & Acceptance

Troubleshooting & reporting

Scripting

Tracking Reports

Technical Skills & Experience:

Experience within SW Telco solution and / or integration.

Experience of 4G & 5G network, call flows & Network level Use-cases

Experience on Application integration projects, has worked in complex telecom projects

Competences on TCP/IP/TLS & main Protocols: Diameter (Gx-Rx-Sy-Sd)/ HTTP2(N7-N15-N28-N36)/ SIP / Sigtran / SOAP-XML / SNMP

Working Cloud knowledge (VNF, CNF) & related products (CBIS/CBAM NCS/NCP/AWS/OCP/Google Cloud Platform) or platform VMware/OpenStack

CKA certified or very good knowledge with strong hand-Ons on Kubernetes

Familiarity Mobile Network Integration, VoLTE & IMS would be important

Advanced competence of NW Architectures/Products & International standards: 3GPP/ETSI

Basic knowledge of Policy software solution portfolio based on 5780DSC/SPS-P/ NPC is a notably add-on

Previous experience with Policy/Packet core systems and frameworks

Knowledge of Unix/Linux OS s & Databases (Aerospike/MariaDB/Oracle/SQL)

Understanding of Project Life cycle

Involvement in NPC Field Trials/ Demos

Absolutely required:

To be able to work in a dynamic work environment under tight deadlines

Self-starter & motivated

Good written/ oral communication skills in English

Quick learner

Ability to analyse technical problems around product installation/configuration/integration/test

Team player, with ability to work in cross-functional teams

Willingness to travel for short duration for project execution

Overall good understanding of Telecom/Datacom networks including software concepts

Ability to clearly read, understand & articulate technical issues

Hands-on solution integration skills

Qualifications: Engineering Degree or equivalent with experience in the Telecom software integration/validation space, ideally in the Policy domain