As a Technical Manager, you will lead the global end-to-end solution validation strategy for Nokia Broadband products and solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring customer-ready quality across ONT, Wi-Fi, Mesh, and cloud-based platforms through comprehensive solution testing and quality engineering excellence. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive release readiness, automation maturity, and continuous quality improvements. You will play a key role in strengthening testing practices, enhancing customer experience, and supporting business growth through high-quality product deliveries.
Responsibilities- Lead the global Solution Test team responsible for end-to-end validation of broadband solutions across ONT, Wi-Fi, Mesh, and cloud platforms.
- Define, plan, and execute solution test strategies that accurately represent real-world customer deployment environments, interoperability requirements, and network scenarios.
- Act as the final quality gate for integrated solutions, ensuring products meet performance, reliability, scalability, and customer readiness standards prior to release.
- Partner closely with Development, Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Support teams to drive rapid issue resolution and continuous quality improvement.
- Drive Test Excellence initiatives by enhancing testing methodologies, quality engineering practices, and solution validation processes across global teams.
- Lead the automation strategy and roadmap, identifying opportunities to improve test coverage, efficiency, and automation maturity through scalable frameworks and tools.
- Establish and monitor quality metrics, engineering standards, and testing best practices to improve consistency, productivity, and release quality.
- Mentor and guide engineering teams on modern testing techniques, automation approaches, and quality-first engineering principles.
Must Have:
- Bachelors or Masters in Engineering with 15 plus years of experience in solution testing, system integration testing, performance validation, and quality lifecycle management within telecommunications or broadband domains.
- Expertise in broadband technologies including GPON/XGS-PON, ONT, Wi-Fi, Mesh, OMCI, broadband access networks, and Layer 2/Layer 3 networking.
- Experience validating cloud-native applications, SaaS platforms, and cloud-managed broadband solutions.
- Proven leadership experience managing global test teams and driving end-to-end solution validation for complex customer deployments.
- Proficient in stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment across geographically distributed organizations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a track record of identifying quality risks and implementing innovative solutions that enhance customer experience.
Demonstrated success in defining automation roadmaps, implementing scalable test frameworks, and increasing automation adoption across engineering organizations.
It would be nice if you also have:
- Knowledge of modern Quality Engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps methodologies, and test automation ecosystems.
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