System QA & Automation Lead

Location: India; Hybrid

We are looking for an experienced System QA & Automation Lead with strong expertise in software validation and test automation, particularly within cloud-native architectures and telecommunications networks. As an individual contributor, this technical leadership role is responsible for defining and driving end-to-end testing strategies for the Core Management System, covering both functional and non-functional domains. The ideal candidate will bring proven technical leadership, exceptional analytical skills, and a strong track record of developing scalable, high-quality test and automation frameworks for modern microservices-based platforms. Experience in continuously advancing testing capabilities through agentic AI-driven automation frameworks is highly desirable.

Join Nokia’s Autonomous Networks engineering team building a next-generation Core Network Management System that helps telecom operators proactively prevent network failures and significantly reduce Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR). Our cloud-native platform ingests and processes massive-scale telemetry, performance, fault, configuration, and operational data from thousands of network functions. Leveraging Kubernetes, microservices, data lake architecture, AI/ML-driven analytics, automated Root Cause Analysis (RCA), anomaly detection, and predictive insights, the platform enables real-time monitoring, diagnosis, troubleshooting, and remediation recommendations. The system is built using modern technologies including Golang, OpenShift, OpenTelemetry, React based UI, ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, Kafka, and Agentic AI frameworks to build scalable, intelligent, and highly resilient telecom solutions.