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Categoria: Technology & Telecoms
Luogo di lavoro: Pisa

Company operating on international R&D projects in the IT Networking field is looking for an R&D SDN Engineer. The resource will contribute to the development and implementation of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions, ensuring innovation and efficiency in the technology and telecoms sector.

The selected candidate will be involved in cutting-edge R&D activities. The main tasks will include:

• Participation in internal product-oriented projects and R&D international projects with the following activities: software development, software integration, testing and validation, contributions in requirements definition, system and software architecture design
• Participation in technical meetings for R&D international projects, with travels in EU countries
• Design and implementation of SDN-based architectures, protocols, and services.
• Design and development of solutions for network automation, orchestration, and programmability based on open source SDN controllers (e.g., ETSI TeraFlowSDN, ONOS, and similar).
• Integrate SDN solutions into cloud-native, virtualized, and containerized environments, manage testbed deployments, experimentation, and validation in 5G/6G, IoT, and critical infrastructure scenarios

Requisiti: Master Degree in a related technology area, such as computer science, information technology engineering (computing engineering, telecommunication engineering, electronic engineering) Deep knowledge and expertise in SDN architectures and protocols preferably applied to transport networks and QKD networks, with practical experience in developing SDN solutions based on open source frameworks: ETSI TeraFlowSDN, and using network emulation tools: mininet and containerlab Deep knowledge of SDN protocols and languages:NETCONF, Yang, gRPC Deep knowledge about networking foundations At least 6 months of experience in development with one of the following languages: Java, Python, Go, C++ Capabilities in writing technical documentation both in Italian and English language, about architecture, software design, technical reports for testing, integration and validation activities Available to travel in EU countries when needed Optional requirements: Knowledge of virtualization technologies and practical experience with platforms for management of Virtual Machines and containers (e.g., OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes) Knowledge (at least basic level) of DevOps solutions for testing automation and CI/CD, preferably with practical experience Practical experience (at least basic level) with relational and non-relational database management Knowledge (at least basic level) of protocols, techniques and solutions for messaging and data exchange, preferably with practical experience with open-source solutions (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.) Previous experience, knowledge or interest in one of the following areas: NFV/MEC, edge and cloud computing, AI/ML techniques, network security, IoT platforms Experience in R&D projects (Horizon Europe, SNS JU, ESA, or equivalent) Titolo di studio minimo: Comune e/o quartiere: Pisa