AI Software Architect

The Technology & AI Office at Nokia is driving the transformation toward autonomous networks powered by AI, cloud-native architectures, and advanced automation.

We are looking for an experienced AI SW Architect who is a deep technical expert and hands-on architect with telecommunications, networking and network management software.

This role will shape the future of Nokia's technology strategy and deliver breakthrough innovations for next-generation networks.

Why Nokia Tech & AI Office?

Be at the forefront of AI-driven network automation and next-generation telecom software.

Collaborate with world-class experts in an innovation-driven environment.

Influence industry standards and global technology direction.

Architectural Leadership

• Define and evolve end-to-end architecture for Mobile Core and Network Management platforms enabling autonomous networks.
• Drive cloud-native, microservices-based designs ensuring scalability, resilience, and security.
• Establish reference architectures and best practices for integration with OSS/BSS, orchestration, and AI/ML frameworks.

Innovation & Product Vision

• Shape the future of Nokia's products by influencing technology strategy and product roadmaps.
• Lead technical strategy for zero-touch operations, closed-loop automation, and intent-based networking.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (5G SA, 6G, edge computing, network slicing) and incorporate them into Nokia's innovation pipeline.

Hands-On Engineering & Prototyping

• Actively design, code, and build prototypes to validate concepts and accelerate innovation.
• Develop proof-of-concepts for next-generation network automation and management solutions.
• Mentor engineering teams on high-performance software development, API design, and cloud-native deployments.

Collaboration & Influence

• Work closely with product units, research teams, and standards bodies to align on innovation and interoperability.
• Represent Nokia in technical forums, open-source communities, and industry standards organizations.

• Research, designs, plans, develops and / or evaluates new advanced network technologies by translating customer requirements or strategic business objectives into final product design.
• Work typically includes in-depth assessment of the customer's networked application needs, providing network modelling and simulation testing, consulting to further clarify needs, and engineering high-speed technology network transports to deliver application functionality.
• Designs, defines and implements integrated hardware / software systems requirements for customers and / or prepares studies and analyses existing systems.
• Determines system specifications, input / output processes and working parameters for hardware / software compatibility.
• Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system.
• Identifies, analyses and resolves programme support deficiencies.
• Develops and recommends corrective actions.
• Enriches professional expertise with profound knowledge of the market, competition and / or academic environment in the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems and thinks beyond existing solutions to create sustainable competitive advantage.
• Ensures alignment of taken decisions with the overall business strategy.
• Ensures the strategic alignment of professional direction for business-relevant organisational units.
• Is recognised as an external thought leader within a strategic function or organisational unit.
• Leads and coaches organisation to achieve business targets, often highly visible, high impact multidisciplinary projects or initiatives.
• Drives thought leadership, the shaping of functional strategy and senior management advice within the area of expertise, typically with global, sometimes organisation wide leverage.

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years in telecom software engineering, with deep expertise in telecom and network management
• Proven track record as a technical architect for large-scale, distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols, virtualization, and AI/ML for network automation.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable designs.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Go, Python, etc. and container orchestration.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Contributions to open-source projects or standards bodies (3GPP, ETSI, ONAP).
• Experience with autonomous network frameworks, intent-based orchestration, and closed-loop automation.
• Familiarity with security frameworks for telecom environments.