In this R&D Architect role, you’ll lead architecture and subsystem design from the early stages, ensuring systems are robust, scalable, and performance-driven. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to capture both functional and non-functional requirements, and translate business goals into innovative, cloud-native solutions.
As a tech visionary, you'll recommend emerging technologies to boost product capabilities and design integrated software-hardware systems with a focus on compatibility and high performance. You'll drive critical design reviews, assess risks, validate technical choices, and act as a trusted advisor throughout the development lifecycle. Your guidance will empower development teams through mentorship and ensure alignment with architectural best practices.

Lead architecture and subsystem design in early product phases, translating business goals and customer needs into scalable, cloud-native solutions.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define and manage functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring alignment with overall product vision.
Recommend and integrate emerging technologies to boost product capabilities while designing robust software/hardware systems for performance and compatibility.
Drive design reviews, risk assessments, and technical validations while mentoring development teams and guiding architectural best practices

You Have:

Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering (or equivalent degree) with minimum 12 years and 8+ years in solution design and software development
Proven expertise in system architecture, cloud-native design, and microservices development using Java, Spring Boot, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Hands-on experience with streaming technologies (Flink, Spark, or Storm), VNF-based applications on VMware/OpenStack, and tools like HELM, Minikube, Swagger
Skilled in automation and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git, and monitoring/logging solutions including Prometheus, Grafana, and the EFK stack
Strong track record of coaching engineers in agile environments and driving end-to-end technical excellence across complex, scalable systems

It would be nice if you also had:

Hands-on experience in installing and integrating products in complex, multi-vendor environments
Expertise in DevOps practices and end-to-end deployment automation

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.