This role is part of the Automation Excellence Center (AEC) and is responsible for engineering, deploying, and operating AI/ML and GenAI capabilities that underpin agentic and closed-loop automation in telecom environments. The AI/ML Data Scientist will work hands-on across the full lifecycle—feature engineering from telecom datasets (KPIs, alarms, logs, events), model training and fine-tuning, containerized deployment, and post-deployment optimization. A key focus is embedding AI models and LLM-based components into automation frameworks, orchestration engines, and policy systems to enable event-driven decisioning and autonomous actions. The role also owns MLOps pipelines for model versioning, monitoring, drift detection, and continuous retraining, ensuring automation intelligence remains scalable, reliable, and production-grade as the organization advances toward Agentic Ops and higher Autonomous Network maturity.
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Some of our benefits in Portugal:
* Flexible working arrangements and additional flex benefits to support work–life balance
* A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
* Medical and life insurance plan, plus paid sick leave for added security
* Meal allowance to support daily needs
* Car allowance based on eligibility
* Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
* Opportunities to engage with Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs), as well as access to mentors, coaches, and Employee Growth Solutions
* A learning culture that promotes continuous personal and professional growth – for your role and beyond