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ON Technical Sales Engineer at Nokia
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (13 Oct 2026) Updated about 1 hour ago
Job Description
The Optical Network Technical Sales Engineer designs and delivers advanced optical networking solutions for customers across Central, East, and Western Africa, acting as a trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BSc/HND) in Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field
- • Strong expertise in optical networking technologies, including network architecture and transport solutions
- • Hands‑on experience designing and optimizing optical networks, preferably with Nokia 1830 PSS
- • Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and stakeholder‑management skills
- • Strong communication and presentation abilities to influence customer decisions
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Design and deliver innovative optical network solutions that meet customer business and technical needs
- • Serve as a technical advisor, building strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders
- • Lead solution architecture and respond to RFPs, influencing network design decisions
- • Guide customers on network evolution and provide recommendations for scalable architectures
- • Drive adoption of Nokia’s optical portfolio and identify opportunities for business growth
- • Manage new product introductions, roadmap discussions, and capture customer technical requirements
- • Conduct competitive intelligence and translate market insights into differentiated solutions