Senior Technical Specialist (R&D Lab)
Company: Nokia
Role summary
Senior Technical Specialist (R&D Lab) is a full-time role at Nokia in Tiruporur, Tamil Nadu, India (on-site). Posted 2026-10-16. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Senior Technical Specialist (R&D Lab)
- Company
- Nokia
- Location
- Tiruporur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Logistics & Warehousing
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-10-16
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Nokia's R&D lab as a Senior Technical Specialist. You'll get to work with cutting-edge equipment, supporting crucial testing and integration work. It's a full-time role where your technical expertise will be highly valued in a dynamic environment.
Job description
The R&D Lab Specialist configures, designs, installs, maintains, and handles R&D laboratory equipment and laboratory networks for the use of delivery teams. Procures, (budgets,) and integrates new products and solutions in the services laboratory. Ensures availability of laboratory equipment and maintains physical and environmental standards. Supports the integration, verification, testing, and modification of SW / HW / system components.
Responsibilities
Responsible for all activities related to Lab Operation, IT Management, Cyber Security, Server infrastructure, and Sustainability.
Align and standardize lab infra management world-wide – Implementation of common tool and processes across all labs
Cloud infra: E.g. allocate needed resources in order to support DevOps transformation & Lab to Cloud strategy.
Lab-IT management: Maintaining a server, network planning, coordination with IT for new network requests/modifications, outages, firewall adaptations…
Cybersecurity implementation, monitoring, Vulnerability Management Program in order to comply with Cyber security requirement.
Quality adherence: ESD and calibration. TL9000, ISO45000, 14000, 27000 and BCP
Daily Lab support to all DU’s based through Ticketing system via SLA and ad hoc interventions for problem solving
Capex & Opex – Budget Consolidation, Optimization
Equipment Ordering, Shipment tracking, installation and registration.
Lab Inventory Management, tracking utilization.
Drive lab improvement program, innovation, tool enhancement.
Qualifications
You have:
B.E./B.Tech in relevant discipline
10-12 years of experience in Networking & Telecom domain
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (IP addressing, VLAN, routing & switching)
Experience in installation, configuration, and powering of network/telecom equipment
Working knowledge of OS installation and security patch updates
Hands-on experience in ticket handling with understanding of SLA concepts
Exposure to lab/network environment management including maintenance, backups, and restoration
Good communication skills, positive attitude; CCNA or equivalent certification is an added advantage