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Head of SaaS Platform Engineering

NOKIA
TBC
life insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance
United States, California, Sunnyvale
520 Almanor Avenue (Show on map)
Jul 15, 2025
We are looking for an execution-driven Head of SaaS Platforms to lead a cross-functional organization responsible for developing and operating the software and infrastructure needed to deliver our products as scalable, secure, and compliant SaaS offerings. This organization creates and operates service components and capabilities that enable Nokia product teams to create and deploy use case solutions at scale, relying on the SaaS platform for secure and reliable telco grade service quality using a SaaS subscription business model. Lead a multi-disciplinary department of software developers, DevOps engineers, SREs, and commercial operations specialists. Oversee security, privacy and ongoing compliance assurance in ISO27001, SOC2 Type II, CSA STAR, NIS2 and various regional/local regulatory requirements that apply to the services deployed and operated on the SaaS Platform. Develop, Deliver and operate key components including: State of the art DevOps practices based on Kubernetes Crossplane-based infrastructure, services and application abstractions and compositions and automated provisioning for the environment, the platform services as well as the services and applications deployed on top. A multi-tenant backend for resource lifecycle management, tenant isolation, and integration with core services (e.g., VPN, IAM, billing). User interfaces and APIs for internal product onboarding and external customer self-service. Operational tooling for operation, observability, SLA enforcement, cost tracking, and support. Collaborate closely with architecture, product, and security teams to ensure alignment with architectural principles and governance policies. Establish strong DevSecOps and SRE practices for high availability, scalability, and compliance. Drive process maturity across onboarding, change management, incident handling, and commercial lifecycle operations. Track record of leading software platform or internal developer platform teams in a cloud-native, kubernetes, product-oriented environment. Capable of helping create and evolve APIs and capabilities using a TM Forum ODA framework that spans business, service, and resource layers. Strong understanding of Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, Everything as Code, DevOps, DevSecOps and multi-tenant SaaS operations. Experience delivering platform services to internal product teams or B2B customers. Acts as the bridge between strategic architecture and real-world implementation, ensuring alignment and delivery. Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills. Come create the technology that helps the world act together Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work What we offer Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered. Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality: One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg Workplace Pride Global Benchmark At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's 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. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect. Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed. Additional Information US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to: Corporate Retirement Savings Plan Health and dental benefits Short-term disability, and long-term disability Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) Paid time off for holidays and Vacation Employee Stock Purchase Plan Tuition Assistance Plan Adoption assistance Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program The above benefits exclude students. 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