R&D Specialist
Nokia · Posted Oct 9
Mobile and fixed network infrastructure, IP routing, cloud, and telecommunications technology services
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About the role
Nokia's Core Management System organization builds cloud-native, microservices-based software for core network management, with a focus on scalable, reliable, and high-quality product delivery. The team works across distributed systems, observability, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, and containerized platforms such as Kubernetes/OpenShift. This R&D Specialist role owns end-to-end system validation strategy, test automation and CI/CD quality engineering, also serving as Scrum Master for a SAFe agile team.
What you will do
- Drive the design, development, and enhancement of automated quality engineering solutions for Core Management System functional areas, ensuring delivery of scalable, resilient, and high-quality cloud-native software.
- Own end-to-end quality validation, including test strategy, automation, execution, defect management, and release readiness. Lead functional and non-functional automation initiatives to ensure product reliability, performance, scalability, and operational readiness.
- Drive adoption of automation-first testing practices, CI/CD integration, and modern quality engineering methodologies to improve release quality and engineering efficiency.
- Leverage AI-powered testing and automation tools to accelerate test development, improve defect detection, and enhance testing effectiveness.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to mitigate quality risks, resolve complex issues, and drive continuous improvements across the software development lifecycle. Provide technical leadership and mentorship in test automation, framework evolution, and quality engineering best practices.
- In the extended role as a Scrum Master of a SAFe agile team, you'll help the team to plan and execute in delivering the team's objectives as per the committments.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Engineering degree with 8+ years of relevant experience. Strong experience in system testing, end-to-end validation, and test automation for large-scale cloud-native and microservices-based applications.
- Hands-on expertise in designing and developing scalable test automation frameworks using modern automation tools and programming/scripting languages. Strong knowledge of functional, integration, system, regression, performance, scalability, and reliability testing methodologies.
- Experience validating distributed systems, observability platforms, data pipelines, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and containerized applications running on Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Proven experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, with a strong understanding of quality engineering, test strategy, release readiness, and automation-first practices.
- Strong defect analysis, troubleshooting, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) skills, with the ability to drive resolution of complex quality and system-level issues. Experience leveraging AI-assisted testing, intelligent automation, or agentic frameworks to improve test coverage, productivity, and defect detection.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring capabilities, with experience driving quality initiatives and collaborating effectively across Engineering, Product, and Operations teams in Agile environments.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in Network Management Systems (NMS)/Element Management Systems (EMS) for the Core Network domain.
- Experience in the Core Network Signaling domain (4G/5G mobile core networks).
- Prior experience as a Scrum Master.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a multinational telecommunications, information technology, and network equipment provider that delivers critical infrastructure solutions across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. Known for its historical roots and ongoing global presence in connectivity, the company enables advanced network automation, AI-optimized data center infrastructure, and 5G/6G technology for communications service providers and enterprises worldwide.
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 78005 employees
- Founded
- 1865-05-12
- Location
- Espoo, Finland
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology and AI Officer
President of Network Infrastructure
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