Role: Technical Lead
Industry Type: IT Services & Consulting
Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Software Development
UG: Any Graduate
PG: Any Postgraduate
We are looking for a Senior Technical Specialist R&D to drive innovation in fiber-based fixed access networks products / solutions. You will lead the design and development of high-performance software for OLT (Optical Line Terminal) platforms, working closely with cross-functional R&D and Product Management teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions. HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN NIFN2026 Lead development of high-quality software for OLT products, enhancing performance and scalability. Work on Fiber Transport technologies with focus on GPON/XGPON systems. Design, develop and implement Layer 2 networking solutions (forwarding, multicast, QoS). Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into product features. Drive end-to-end troubleshooting and resolution of complex telecom software issues. Guide and mentor teams, ensuring high engineering standards and delivery excellence. Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.
Qualifications
You Have: Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering 1015 years in telecom broadband access domain (Fiber Transport / OLT development). Strong knowledge/domain experience in Datacom, L2 forwarding, QoS, VLAN, L2 Protocols and etc. Good programming expertise C, C++, Python, Go and etc,. Good Test Automation Expertise Robo, Python and etc,. Very good knowledge on network processors, packet processing, traffic engineering and etc,. Very good knowledge on network element management, data models, etc,. Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and drive execution across SDLC. Demonstrated experience in technical leadership / team mentoring. It would be nice if you also had: Experience in network software testing lifecycle and automation. Good knowledge & understanding on GPON Transport is added advantage (but not a must)