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Senior Technical Specialist at Nokia — Chennai

Experience8–13 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
Work modeonsite
Levelexecutive
Posted21 Sept 2026

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About Nokia

Nokia is hiring in Chennai in telecom. This role looks for around 8+ years of experience.

Skills

Fiber Transport
OLT development
GPON
XGPON
Layer 2 networking
L2 forwarding
Quality of Service (QoS)
VLAN
L2 protocols
C
C++
Python
Go
Test automation
Network processors
Packet processing
Traffic engineering
Network element management
Data models
Software development life cycle (SDLC)
Agile
Technical leadership
Team mentoring

The role

A technical software engineer at a telecommunications product company designs and develops Layer 2 networking solutions for fiber access platforms, applying GPON/XGPON and C/C++ programming. Network processors and packet processing support scalable telecom products, with technical leadership guiding engineering delivery.

Full job description

We are looking for a Senior Technical Specialist RD to drive innovation in fiber-based fixed access networks products / solutions. You will lead the design and development of high-performance software for OLT (Optical Line Terminal) platforms, working closely with cross-functional RD and Product Management teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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Lead development of high-quality software for OLT products, enhancing performance and scalability.

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.

Guide and mentor teams, ensuring high engineering standards and delivery excellence.

Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.

Qualifications

You Have:

Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering

815 years in telecom broadband access domain (Fiber Transport / OLT development).

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,.

Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and drive execution across SDLC.

Demonstrated experience in technical leadership / team mentoring.

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)