About The Role

The Technology Leader will work closely with customers, project delivery teams, product line management, pre-sales organizations, business development teams, and global customer engineering organizations to drive successful delivery of Fixed access network, SDN and other Cloud native applications.

The role is responsible for leading and scaling a high-performance Remote Delivery Engineering organization focused on Fiber Access xPON network, CPEs and cloud-integrated network infrastructures. The individual will provide technical leadership across architecture, design, validation, deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of customer networks while ensuring delivery excellence and superior customer experience.

The candidate will lead a team of highly skilled engineers covering solution architecture, technical delivery, network design, interoperability validation, automation, customer acceptance, and technical consultancy across Nokia's Fixed Networks portfolio and cloud-native infrastructure environments.

Lead end-to-end remote delivery of Fixed Access Network, xPON, CPEs, Mesh, SDAN and Managed in – home connectivity solutions.
Own architecture, design, deployment, migration, and lifecycle management of Fixed Access networks.
Provide technical leadership for cloud-integrated network infrastructures (cINF) supporting network modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
Lead customer engagements from solution definition through deployment and operational acceptance.
Build, mentor, and develop globally distributed engineering teams.
Partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, Product Management, and Customer stakeholders to drive strategic growth opportunities.
Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive and senior customer stakeholders.
Drive adoption of network automation, SDN-based Access architectures, cloud-native operational models, and AI-driven network assurance.
Ensure first-time-right delivery with high-quality engineering outputs and technical governance.
Establish best practices, reusable delivery frameworks, engineering standards, and solution blueprints.
Drive risk management, technical escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Align customer solutions with Nokia product roadmaps and future technology evolution.

Optical Networks

DWDM, CWDM, OTN, ROADM, Optical Switching
Metro, Regional, Long-Haul, and Ultra Long-Haul Transport Networks
Optical planning, design, performance engineering, and network optimization
Carrier-grade transport architectures and resiliency frameworks
Nokia Optical product portfolio (1830 PSS and related transport solutions)

Subsea Networks

Subsea cable systems and transport technologies
Landing station architecture and terrestrial integration
Capacity planning and service provisioning across subsea infrastructures
Multi-domain optical network operations and service assurance

Cloud Infrastructure (cINF)

Cloud Infrastructure platforms supporting telecom workloads
Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, and cloud-native environments
Infrastructure virtualization and containerized deployments
Network cloud integration and automation frameworks

Automation & Software Defined Networking

SDN-controlled transport networks
Network automation and orchestration frameworks
Python, Ansible, APIs, and model-driven networking
Telemetry, analytics, and closed-loop assurance

Leadership & Customer Skills

Strong customer engagement and executive relationship management.
Proven ability to influence customer technology strategy and investment decisions.
Demonstrated leadership in managing large, geographically distributed engineering organizations.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
Strong commercial acumen with ability to support business growth and opportunity development.
Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

Experience

20+ years of experience in Telecommunications, Optical Networking, Transport Networks, or Network Infrastructure domains.
10+ years leading engineering, architecture, or delivery organizations.
Proven experience in large-scale Optical Transport, Cloud Infrastructure, and Subsea network deployments.
Experience managing global customer engagements and remote delivery organizations.
Strong understanding of service provider, hyperscaler, enterprise, and subsea operator environments.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline.
Industry certifications in Optical Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, IP Networking, or equivalent technologies preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in Optical Transport, cINF, Subsea, and Network Automation technologies.