Senior Product Owner
Gurgaon, Haryana, India (https://aluperf.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/82630/other-jobs-matching/location-only)
New
Applied R&D (http://aluperf.referrals.selectminds.com/landingpages/research-amp-development-opportunities-at-nokia-181)
CNS Cloud and Network Services
22000009PU Requisition #
Apply for Job Share this Job Sign Up for Job Alerts
NCC Product Owner
About Nokia
At Nokia we create the technology to connect the world. Developing and delivering the industrys only end-to-end portfolio of network equipment, software, services and licensing that is available globally. Through our research teams, including the world-renowned Nokia Bell Labs, Nokia is leading the world to adopt end-to-end 5G networks that are faster, more secure and capable of revolutionizing lives, economies and societies. Nokia adheres to the highest ethical business standards as we create technology with social purpose, quality and integrity. A truly global company, we are 160 nationalities working in more than 100 countries.
About Nokia Software
Nokia Software is the leading solutions provider in the telecoms software market helping to drive large-scale service and network operations automation and digital business transformation in support of customer migrations to 5G. Built on Nokia’s cloud-native Common Software Foundation (CSF), Nokia’s multi-vendor and multi-network software solutions enrich and secure user experiences; automate operations and infrastructure; and enable new revenue streams and cost efficiencies.
Description
Required Product Owner/Senior Product Owner for NCC Product R&D team (Online Charging).
The PO is responsible for defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the Features or components for the team. PO is expert in Telecom/Charging domain along with various interface and protocols supported by an OCS. The PO has a significant role in quality control and is the only team member empowered to accept stories as done. This is a critical role and a full-time job, requiring one PO to support each Agile team (or, at most, two teams). The PO has significant relationships and responsibilities outside the local team, including working with Product Management, who is responsible for the Program Backlog, to prepare for the Program Increment (PI) Planning meeting.
He / She will be a part of R&D Product Owners team, responsible to make sure end to end integration of feature being developed in Online Charging Product (SPS).
Key responsibilities
The PO is heavily involved in program backlog refinement and prep for PI planning also plays a significant role in the planning event itself.
PO has good knowledge of Telecom/Charging domain along with various interface and protocols supported by an OCS.
Assess Feature and define Stories (Enablers, Feature) to capture WHAT (not how) must be done to deliver the Feature/Capabilities
Define Test Purposes (requirements Definition of Done) for Feature
Responsible for the statement of compliance of the Feature (for example 3GPP or customer requirements/use cases)
Understanding and analysing requirements (customer and 3GPP)
First point of contact for product management
Works to provide initial estimates for features to help PLM/R&D to build the release planning
Priorities team backlogs for stories, including enablers and observations
Works with Architects to define architectural guidelines
The PO maintains the team backlog with input from System Architect/Engineering and other stakeholders, the PO has the primary responsibility for building, editing, and maintaining the team backlog
The PO reviews and prioritizes the backlog as part of the prep work for Iteration Planning, including coordination of dependencies with other POs
Supporting Test-driven Development (TDD) POs participate in the development of story acceptance criteria, draft them when feasible, and provide examples in support of TDD specification by example.
Accepting stories, The PO is the only team member who can accept stories as done and assures a level of quality, focusing primarily on fitness for use.
Understand enabler work While POs are not expected to drive technological decisions, they are supposed to understand the scope of the upcoming enabler work and to collaborate with System and Solution Architect/Engineering to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the critical technological infrastructures that will host the new business functionality.
Participate in team demo and retrospective as the person responsible for requirements, POs have an essential role in the team demo, reviewing and accepting stories. They also participate in the Iteration Retrospective, where the teams gather to improve their processes and are active in the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop.
During each PI, the PO coordinates dependencies with other POs.
The PO also has an instrumental role in producing the System Demo for program and Value Stream stakeholders.
Teams address their larger impediments in the I&A (inspect and adapt) workshop. There, the PO works across teams to define and implement improvement stories that will increase the velocity and quality of the program.
The PI system demo is part of the I&A workshop. The PO has an instrumental role in producing the PI system demo for program stakeholders.
To ensure that they will be able to show the most critical aspects of the solution to the stakeholders, POs also participate in the preparation of the PI system demo.
Product Management and the PO share the content authority for the program
Qualification
Bachelor’s or master’s degree (Telecom/Computers/IT) or MCA with 14+ years of relevant experience
Skills Required
Product Owner
Understand the application, customer/Product Manager requirements and write detailed requirements
Expertise in Backlog prioritisation and ability to manage multiple features at same time
Experience in working with Product Managers and Product Owners and Architects.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Analytical mindset with ability to work on Applications and Systems with complex algorithmic calculations.
Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with ability to multi-task under pressure
Technical
Should have experience in Telecom/Charging domain along with various interface and protocols supported by an OCS.
Should have Knowledge of 4G & 5G Architecture, Network Elements, Interfaces (Gy/Sy/Ro),
Protocols (SS7/Diameter), Various Call Flows, AVPs (REST, SOAP) for Provisioning Should have experience in cloud deployment like OpenStack, VMware, etc
Should have good understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous delivery, JENKINS pipeline
Should be conversant with databases especially No SQL DB like Aerospike.
Should have knowledge of TCP, IP, HTTP (2), HTTPS, etc
Real time charging application experience
Preferred
Prior work experience on NOKIA 5780 DSC, ICC, Surepay and/or any competitive Charging or PCRF product
Multi-tier application Product Owner experience: OS, Platform, Front end, Back end, DB, Network
SAFE Certified Product Owner
Job
Applied R&D
Primary Location
India-Haryana-Gurgaon
Imagine creating technology that has the potential to change the world. Working with us, you will have a positive impact on people’s lives and help to overcome some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. At Nokia, 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. Nokia culture welcomes people as their true selves. Come create the technology to connect the world.
Additional Information