Technical Specialist
Posted 16 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Technical Specialist”
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- Expected experience
- 8–15 yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyEngineering
Study levelBachelor's or higher
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.
Responsibilities
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Lead development of high-quality software for OLT products, enhancing performance and scalability.
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Work on Fiber Transport technologies with focus on GPON/XGPON systems.
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Design, develop and implement Layer 2 networking solutions (forwarding, multicast, QoS).
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Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer feedback into product features.
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Drive end-to-end troubleshooting and resolution of complex telecom software issues.
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Guide and mentor teams, ensuring high engineering standards and delivery excellence.
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Contribute to an agile and fast-paced development environment, fostering innovation.
Qualifications
You Have:
- Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering
- 8–15 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)
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