Solutions Architect

**About Nokia**

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.
As a trusted partner for critical networks, we are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. We create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

**About Cloud & Network Services**

Cloud and Network Services is a leading Nokia business group that offers Network solutions on Core, Business and Enterprise segments, as well as Cloud solutions and Cognitive Services. It is a newly formed business group, that includes most of the former Nokia Software business, Nokia’s enterprise solutions, core network solutions including both voice and packet core, and managed and advanced services from its former Global Services unit. This unit will also act as a delivery channel of certain products from other business groups to enterprise customers. Cloud and Network Services (CNS) will target growth by leveraging the industry transition to cloud-based delivery, network-as-a-service business models, and software-led value creation.

The Customer Solutions Architect acts as a trusted advisor partnering with the customers on their needs. Understands and captures the critical inputs of stakeholders and translates them into effective requirements and solutions. Specifies and designs effective end-to-end solutions incl. customer-specific adaptations by using the Nokia portfolio of products, systems and / or services as well as 3rd party products where required. Applies solution architecture standards, processes, and principles to create and maintain a solution's (technical) integrity over time. Follow all Nokia Information Security policies and guidelines including ISMS (ISO27001 program).

**Job Key Tasks & Responsibilities**
- Develops customer specific architecture in dedicated area of competence.
- Captures and manages the functional and non-functional requirements by using industry best practices.
- Understands and captures the critical inputs of stakeholders and translates them into effective requirements and solutions.
- Specifies and designs effective end-to-end solutions, through the high as well as low level design of architecture, to meet customer needs in a market positioning prospective.
- Applies solution architecture standards processes and principles, to create and maintain a solution's integrity over time, including verification that the solution meets the clients requirements.
- Develops the full scope of the solution, working across organisations to achieve workable solutions.
- Researches, designs, plans, develops and evaluates an effective solution in specialised domains to meet customers' requirements and outcomes, thanks to high as well as low level design of architecture.
- Applies solution architecture standards processes and principles, to create and maintain a solution's integrity over time.
- Develops the full scope of the solution, working across organisations to achieve workable solutions.
- Acts as a professional leader for staff / workteam / taskforces, often the most senior specialist in a team, who serves as best practice resource within own organisational unit and / or is recognised as an expert within the same professional area in the business.
- Often leads functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.

**Qualifications**
- RDD / HLD / LLD / Modeling / RTM Documentation
- Working closely with customer / DTM/ Test Manager to ensure that the requirement is fully converted into design and the same is implemented in the DO Inventory domain
- Knowledge of Telecommunications networking technologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- MS Office Suite like word, excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio
- Be able to work with virtual teams spread across geography and groups
- Strong focus on providing customers value - business, technical, educational
- Strong problem-solving skills - technical & non-technical
- Prior experience in undertaking costings and creating impact assessments for new opportunities.
- Experience in troubleshooting and managing various stakeholders for issue resolution

**Knowledge & Experience**

Management Experience / Achieved well-advanced skills of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and organisational practice or expertise.

Recognised expert in their field (depth & breadth).

Typically requires 5-8 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree.
- TR-069, TR-369, TR-181
- HDM (Home Device Manager)
- IP Network: Knowledge about Switching, Routing and Firewall concepts
- Knowledge about Storages: Configuration and Ad