Technical Manager

**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.

**The team you’ll be part of**

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.

Core Networks ENG R&D is looking for a Technical Manager for the Nokia Policy Controller (NPC) product. Nokia Policy Controller is 5G ready and developed to cater for IOT demand. It is cloud native, utilizing Openstack and Vmware VCloud as the VIM and works with various VNFMs. DevOps tools and automation are an integral component as well. The technical manager will work with teams of people contributing to ongoing product evolution through new feature development.

**What you will learn and contribute to**

As part of the agile development team, you will:

- Develop and maintain relationships with internal teams, product managers and software engineers.
- Leading teams building telecommunication products
- Business-minded and passionate about getting people aligned towards a common goal
- Provide strong leadership and guidance, without become a bottleneck
- Ability to get people inspired and rallied around a higher purpose

**Your skills and experience**

You have:

- At least 12 years’ experience in Software Development including multiple years managing teams.
- Experience in Java, cloud native, kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD and DevOps
- Highly developed analytical and debugging skills with proven ability to perform in a fast paced environment and under time constraints while keeping attention to details
- Excellent English communication skills

It would be nice if you also had:

- Ability to multi-task and work on multiple issues, with quickly changing priorities
- Experience in highly scalable/mission critical systems.
- Good understanding of software development lifecycles based on AGILE mode of working
- Experience working in Policy or Charging domains is considered an asset
- Experience related to telecommunication industry
- Good understanding of software development lifecycles based on AGILE mode of working
- Exposure in using VIMs like OpenStack and VNFM like Nokia CloudBand Application Manager (CBAM)

**What we offer**

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, 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.
- Our team has a social committee to plan monthly social activates such as hikes, games and donut appreciation.
- The opportunity to learn and grow in a fast paced, cutting edge high-tech company
- An inclusive culture where people are empowered and thrive is a community of diversity and respect

The Ottawa office has:

- A well stocked cafeteria and snack shop, with on premise Tim Horton's
- An indoor gym with instructor-led programs
- There are also outdoor sports facilities, including beach volleyball and basketball courts

**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
- LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

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.