IP Routing Product Manager (Linux specialist)

This IP Routing Product Line Management role with a technical specialization in Linux will involve working on some the following topic areas: 

• A wide range of Linux-specific software architecture and design for complex embedded routing/switching systems 
• Linux process and application handling including the kernel, filesystem (sysfs, procfs), and system initialization processes (systemd) 
• OS and router control plane data extraction and injection architecture 
• OS and router protection strategies (control plane architecture, OS tasks and memory, DDoS protection mechanisms, secure boot and other platform trust functions) 
• New products, platforms and datapath chipsets and how those affect the system software design 
• Fundamental system and card behavior such as error recovery, boot strategies, error handling, High Availability (redundant control cards, warm restart processes) and ISSU (In Service Software Upgrade) 
• Control plane, data plane and file encryption including TLS, MACsec, and post quantum cryptography 
• AAA (local passwords & profiles, TACACS+ and RADIUS based AAA) and related security features such as SFTP, encryption & authentication 
• Scripting languages such as Python 
• Event logging, notification and alarming  
• Automation technologies and router management protocols such as YANG, gRPC (gNMI, gNSI, gNOI), NETCONF, Telemetry, JSON & XML, transactional configuration, data modeling 

Key Responsibilities:

• Synthesizing input from business centers, pre-sales organizations, business development groups, standards bodies and customers to identify and prioritize development of features and products with maximum business impact 
• Building business cases to select and justify development opportunities that optimize short & long term revenue and profit by delivering real value to our customers 
• Defining detailed technical requirements for product development and test groups, including but not limited to scaling, redundancy, security aspects  
• Balancing market & customer demands with R&D capabilities/resources and general IP Routing strategy and direction 
• Searching for opportunities to open new markets and differentiate vs competitors but also be practical to ensure we spend development effort on profitable ventures 
• Staying up to date in your areas of responsibility by reading standards, talking with customers & regional colleagues, looking at competitor whitepapers & communications 
• Creating technical customer documentation with the help of the technical writers 
• Supporting sales & support teams with product expertise and delivering presentations to internal groups and external customers 
• Occasional travel to other Nokia sites, standards meetings, and customer premises 

You Have:

• 5+ years (10+ preferred) in telecommunications related product management or system architecture (or a combination of product development, test, product management, business development or technical marketing).
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent 
• In depth expertise of Linux (ideally from a software development or system design background) including the kernel, filesystem, initialization processes and process handling 
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Shell) 
• Technical expertise in telecommunications, IP networking, router or switch architecture and embedded operating systems 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills 
• Strong interpersonal, cross-team collaboration and negotiation skills as well as the ability to influence others 
• Familiarity with software and hardware product development methodology 
• Ability to rapidly build solid technical understanding across a broad set of functionality and design

It would be nice if you also had:

• Cloud and Kubernetes experience including cgroups, runtimes and the CNI specification would be an asset 
• Expertise in virtualization technologies including containerization

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