Nokia SSP​/SDL Expert – 5G SA Core Remote

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Job Title:

Nokia SSP / SDL Expert – 5G SA Core | Lorven Tech | Remote (USA)
🏢 Recruiting Company:
Lorven Tech
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Job Location:

Remote, USA
💼 Job Type: Contract
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Lorven Tech is seeking a highly specialized Nokia SSP/SDL Expert with deep experience in 5G Standalone (SA) Core and cloud‑native telecom environments. This role is critical for deploying, integrating, and validating Nokia SDL/One‑NDS platforms within 5G SA core networks, ensuring seamless functionality across cloud infrastructure and production‑grade telecom systems.

As a Nokia SSP/SDL Expert, you will lead the deployment, integration, and troubleshooting of Nokia SDL and One‑NDS components in a cloud-native 5G SA Core environment. You will work hands‑on with Kubernetes, cloud networking, and telecom‑grade platforms to validate environments, prepare MOPs, execute installations, and support rollback and RCA activities. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional telecom and cloud engineering teams, ensuring reliable integration with peer nodes and maintaining high availability across production deployments.

This is a highly technical role designed for professionals with deep, practical knowledge of Nokia telecom platforms and next‑generation 5G architecture.

• ✓ Deploy and integrate Nokia SDL / One‑NDS platforms in 5G SA core environments
• ✓ Develop and validate Installation MOPs, deployment artifacts, and cloud readiness checks
• ✓ Perform cloud environment verification including:
  • Image validation
  • Flavor validation
  • Network verification
• ✓ Execute application installation, validation, and rollback procedures
• ✓ Conduct post‑installation health checks and verify operational readiness
• ✓ Integrate SDL/One‑NDS with peer 5G core nodes
• ✓ Analyze and troubleshoot complex issues in cloud-native telecom networks
• ✓ Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for failed installs or performance issues
• ✓ Support ongoing optimization and reliability improvements across deployments

• ✓ Strong understanding of 5G SA Core architecture and call flows
• ✓ Deep experience with Nokia SDL and/or Nokia One‑NDS
• ✓ Hands‑on proficiency in:
  • Kubernetes (K8s)
  • Cloud networking
  • Telecom cloud environments
• ✓ Experience deploying, integrating, and troubleshooting Nokia SSP/SDL platforms
• ✓ Strong understanding of radio access–core integrations and cloud-native principles
• ✓ Ability to work independently in complex, multi-vendor environments
• ✓ Excellent troubleshooting and RCA skills in production telecom systems

• ✓ Experience with 4G/5G multi‑vendor core networks
• ✓ Cloud-native CI/CD deployment exposure
• ✓ Knowledge of multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, private cloud)
• ✓ Ability to mentor teams and document best practices

For highly specialized core network roles, highlight hands‑on deployment experience, including specific Nokia SDL/One‑NDS integrations, cloud validations, and complex RCAs you have conducted—these real‑world details significantly increase your selection chances.