NPI and Network Design Engineer, EMEA region

• (Technical) Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, Engineering and Professional Service support for the IP Routing, NFV and SDN product portfolio in the EMEA region.
• Capture customer requirements, define relevant Use Cases and work out a corresponding list of required features & capabilities, and convert Use Case/Features into Test Cases/Test Plans.
• Validation of Use Case(s) by staging and demonstrating them in Nokia labs and/or customer site(s). You convince the customer technical representatives that Nokia can provide them with the best technical solution.
• Occasionally help problem-solve customer support requests when issue appears to be network design related, working closely with the engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Support in defining and specifying High and Low-Level network design solutions.
• Responsible for solution testing and implementation during pre-sales phase. You prepare and deliver design proposals with support of IP and Solution architects.
• Supporting our customers by developing, reviewing and/or validating scripts, keeping a library of use & reference cases, etc.
• Deliver technical presentations and workshops to our internal and external customers.
• Work with multiple points of contact, mainly (technical) project managers to ensure support requests are solved in a timely manner.
• Report customer requirements to the IP Routing product management teams.

Role / Main challenges:

• Because the role is an integral part of the IP Routing EMEA RBC, the ability to work as part of a distributed team is critical.
• The role will require short international travel, sometimes at short notice.
• A flexible approach to work, especially when communicating with other Nokia groups (sometimes in different time zones), is essential.
• The ability to thrive under pressure and to cope with stressful and chaotic situations.

• Antwerp/Belgium is first choice. Alternatively, anywhere else inside EMEA is also possible.

Mobility:

• Frequent (once a month) inside EMEA region, with medium-short duration (a couple of days to 1 week, max 2 weeks).

• Master in Engineering or 3-5 years of experience in the telecom industry, dealing with IP technologies.
• Knowledgeable on Virtualization, SDN & NFV concepts and related technologies.
• Knowledgeable on E2E Mobile Solutions, Mobile & Packet Core concepts and related technologies.
• Knowledgeable on Network Management Systems, networking concepts and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience including design, build, deploy, trouble-shooting & fault-finding, etc.
• Nokia SRA/Virtuoso, Cisco CCIE, Juniper JNCIE or equivalent Certification are a plus.

• Excellent in designing and deploying networking equipment, SDN and NFV products & technologies
• Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS concepts, related technologies and protocols
• Experienced in configuring and/or designing Network Management Systems in carrier networks
• Proficient in scripting in both networking and virtualized environments
• Strong Linux/Unix shell and datacenter networking knowledge

• Experience with carrier networking protocols (BGP/MPLS/etc), VPNs, QoS, Multicast, Security, etc.
• Experience deploying KVM, VMWare, OpenStack or CloudStack, OpenFlow
• Experience deploying firewalls, load-balancers, storage (NAS, SAN, virtualization)

• Nokia IP Router portfolio - 7x50 XRS/SR/ESS/SRa, 7250 IXR and 7705/7210 portfolio
• Nokia EPC portfolio - SGW, PGW, MME, SGSN and vEPC
• Nokia SDN & NFV portfolio – Nuage, vEPC, VSR, NSP, TelcoCloud, etc.
• RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, Java, Python/Perl etc.
• VMWare ESXi, vCloud/vCenter, OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenFlow, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V

• Proven record in customer focus
• Analytical problem solver
• Proven presentation skills
• Flexible
• Eager to learn, willing to invest in continuous learning
• Fluent in English – written and verbal communication