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Senior Software Architect

NOKIA
US Annual Base Salary Range * $ 147,608.70 - 274,130.43 USD *Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles
United States, Illinois, Naperville
2000 West Lucent Lane (Show on map)
Dec 03, 2025
Join Nokia as a Senior Software Architect, where you will play a pivotal role in bridging customer needs with innovative R&D solutions. You will collaborate closely with business management to understand customer requirements and identify critical feature gaps, working alongside fellow architects to ensure precise and comprehensive requirement definition. Your responsibilities will include authoring detailed requirements for a subset of features and providing essential support in resolving customer-found issues. If you are a proactive architect ready to drive product evolution and customer satisfaction, we encourage you to apply. Serve as a primary contact for Business Management regarding customer requests and functional gaps. Write requirements for both customer-facing and internal features. Collaborate with other architects to ensure requirements are accurately defined. Support customers during outages or critical support issues to help identify problems. You have: Master's degree in Computer Science or an applicable related field. 15+ years of experience in the telecommunications industry Demonstrated knowledge of Nokia IMS products. Previous experience and proven ability to write detailed requirements for R&D teams. Expertise in C/C++, Kubernetes, and Docker. Ability to provide support to customers during outages or critical support situations. Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world. Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we're advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world. Learn more about life at Nokia. About the Business Group In Cloud and Network Services, as Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible. Our recruitment process We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our 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. If you're interested in this role but don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity. The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia.