Latest Job Vacancies at Nokia Nigeria

Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things. Serving customers in over 100 countries, our research scientists and engineers continue to invent and accelerate new technologies that will increasingly transform the way people and things communicate and connect. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below: Job Title: IP Sales Engineer Ref No: 17000005R8 Location: Lagos Main Responsibilities

• Pre-sales engineering support for the IPD products and solutions.
• Engages with account teams and end customers to assess customer requirements, defines network architectures and solutions,  contributes directly to tenders /customer proposals.
• Undertakes analysis of customer and market requirements, translates such requirements internally   and responds effectively to customers.
• Markets: Broadband aggregation via xDSL/ GPON, Carrier Ethernet, L2/L3  VPN services, IP Core routing, Security, Cloud and Datacenters, Mobile backhaul,  2G/3G/LTE Packet Core.
• Possess a strong combination of technical understanding and business skills while acting as IP advocate within the MEA Region.

• Specific solutions/technology/product consulting and sales support to both account teams and external customers.
• Key technical and commercial contributor to customer RFI, RFP and RFQ responses.
• Responsible for competitive analysis of IPD solutions in the market.
• Prepares and delivers RFX proposals , product presentations and business cases to customers.
• Contributes to account strategies and direction by promoting IPD solutions and business practices.

• A reasonable amount of travel should be expected as this is a MEA wide role requiring high customer contact.
• Because the role is an integral part of the EMEA RBC, the ability to work as part of a distributed team is critical.
• The role will require international travel, sometimes at short notice. A flexible approach to work, especially when communicating with other NOKIA  groups, is essential, as is the ability to thrive under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Requests for support material may be required in short timescales enforced by the customer so time management skills are vital.
• The job requires a very good view of customers’ network architectures and practices and therefore must understand a customer operational processes and confidentiality concerns.

• Cisco CCIE, NOKIA  SRC or equivalent qualified
• Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS technologies
• Detailed knowledge of  NOKIA  IP portfolio
• Must be experienced in Cisco IOS & NOKIA  SROS
• Experience with other router operating systems desirable
• Understanding of real customer networks
• Proven experience in IP Pre- or Post Sales function with 5 years + Experience
• Proven record in customer focus
• Proven presentation skills
• Experience of influencing large multi national project teams is considered highly desirable

• Consulting services are essential attributes of Nokia Analytics solution offering in order to create sustained customer value and grow Nokia Analytics business. They ensure Nokia customers to identify the right business use cases, to bring advanced data science insights and to maximize their operational value.
• Analytics Office is part of Nokia Applications & Analytics Business Group’s professional services and Consultants and Analysts are part of regional teams serving local customers while being supported by global Practice Areas and capability development.
• This position allows the candidates to be at the forefront of wireless data explosion with carriers worldwide. Members of the Analytics office will assist operators to produce business, customer and network insights on popular cellular devices like iPhones, iPads, Androids and IoT devices as well as new and existing cellular technologies like CDMA, UMTS, 4G LTE, VoLTE among other things.

• Support product attached consulting deliveries by carrying out data analytics and data science driven tasks on Nokia and operator data sources
• Build and develop trust-based relationships with operator customer’s middle and senior management in relation to product attached consulting engagements
• Understand customer’s commercial and operational challenges and apply these understanding when developing models and insights
• Provide opportunity leads to sales in order to maximize business value of Nokia solutions to the customer
• Tasks include all aspects of Data Science work from data cleanup to developing predictive models, as well as deploying the models to produce valuable insights and articulating that to the customer

• Fully responsible for planning and executing all required data analytics related to assigned consulting engagements
• Design advanced analytics models including predictive modeling and machine learning to answer the business and operational question at hand
• Applying advanced analytics and data science methods to generate innovative new network measures and insights using available data
• Develop tools and templates to assist in operationalizing analytics insights
• Use fact based problem solving methods
• Strive for customer business benefits and customer satisfaction
• Position Nokia as a preferred partner in selected product attached consulting services
• Applying advance analytics and data science methods to generate business insights, predict customer satisfaction and other business performance indices

• Strong telecom background which includes sound understanding of IP Data Networks and protocols and good understanding of CDMA, UMTS, LTE Wireless Data Network architecture
• Strong data analytics and data science experience, developing models using various data mining and machine learning algorithms. Application of such data science work in telecom a plus
• Strong experience with data visualization tools like Excel, Tableau, Business Objects, etc.
• Strong verbal, written and visual articulation skills using PowerPoint to effectively communicate complex ideas
• Ability to work with both technical and management layers in customers
• Familiarity with end customer surveys, such as satisfaction surveys, Net Promoter Score experience a plus
• Strong academic record with a minimum of Masters in computer science or mathematics from a reputable institution, additional business studies is a plus
• Strong data manipulation skills using SQL
• Good understanding of various big data concepts. Working knowledge of Hadoop based environments a plus
• Strong experience with data mining / machine learning platforms and tools like R, Python, RapidMinder, etc.
• Doctoral degree or an MBA degree preferred

• Ability to address and engage with engineers as well as senior executives within operator organization.
• Committed to deliver the solutions and business benefits sold to the operator
• Willingness to travel to customer premises
• Proficient in English (speaking, writing and reporting) as well as at least one of the major languages in the region
• Good ability to organize own work and self-motivated
• Team player
• High tolerance for stress and uncertainty
• Able to work and manage across multi-national organization