Technical Lead - NMS

About the Role

Technical Lead NMS (C++)

C++ (modern standards)

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and development of core NMS modules using

  C++11/14/17

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• Provide architectural direction for scalable, distributed NMS components.
  
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
  
• Guide and mentor a team of C++ developers and network engineers.
  

2. NMS/EMS Platform Development

• Architect and build modules for core NMS functional areas (FCAPS):
  

• Fault Management

  (SNMP traps, syslog, AI-based correlation)

• Configuration Management

  (Netconf/YANG, CLI automation, templates)

• Performance Management

  (KPIs, counters, RRD/TSDB, time-series pipelines)

• Inventory & Device Discovery

  (LLDP, CDP, ARP, MIB-based inventory)

• Security & Compliance

  (config drift, audit policies)
• Build scalable collectors for multi-vendor network devices:
  

• SNMP GET/POLL/TRAP

• Netconf / RESTCONF

• gNMI / Streaming Telemetry

• CLI / SSH automation

3. Backend & Systems Programming

• Build distributed backend services for:
  
• High-throughput event ingestion
  
• Network discovery and topology graph engines
  
• Device state synchronization and polling engines
  
• Implement:
  
• Multithreading, asynchronous event loops
  
• IPC, sockets, netlink, TLS
  
• High-performance message queues
  

4. Architecture & Design

• Own architecture documentation, component diagrams, data flows.
  
• Convert product requirements into detailed system designs.
  
• Evaluate and integrate frameworks for:
  
• Time-series storage
  
• Graph-based topology engines
  
• Data streaming and processing
  

5. Data & Integration Layer

• Integrate with:
  
• Kafka / MQTT pipelines
  
• MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL
  
• Prometheus/OpenTelemetry exporters
  
• Build APIs (REST/gRPC) for UI and orchestration access.
  

6. Advanced Network Management (Next-Gen)

• Drive initiatives for:
  
• AI-based fault correlation
  
• Root-cause analysis (RCA) engines
  
• Auto-remediation workflows
  
• Policy-driven orchestration for network configs
  
• Predictive analytics for performance degradations
  

7. Customer & Delivery Engagement

• Work with architects, product owners, and L3 operations teams.
  
• Participate in customer workshops, deployment support, and fine-tuning.
  

Required Skills & Experience

Core C++ Skills

• 6+ years in modern C++ (11/14/17).
  
• Strong in:
  
• STL, Boost
  
• Multi-threading, concurrency
  
• Memory and resource management
  
• Asynchronous programming
  
• Low-level Linux APIs
  

Networking & NMS Skills

• Must have strong understanding of:
  
• SNMPv2/v3, MIBs, OIDs
  
• Syslog parsing & correlation
  
• Netconf + YANG models
  
• RESTCONF, gNMI, Telemetry
  
• LLDP, CDP, ARP, ICMP, OSPF/BGP basics
  
• Experience building at least one of the following:
  
• Fault Management System
  
• Performance Management System
  
• Configuration Management System
  
• Inventory/Topology Engine
  

Systems & Platforms

• Excellent Linux system programming background.
  
• Familiarity with:
  
• epoll/select event loops
  
• socket programming
  
• TLS & security libraries
  
• CMake, CI/CD pipelines
  

Database & Messaging

• Experience with:
  
• MongoDB/PostgreSQL
  
• Redis
  
• Kafka/MQTT
  
• Time-series DB (RRD, InfluxDB, Prometheus TSDB preferable)
  

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
  
• Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership capabilities.
  

Good to Have

• Exposure to C++20.
  
• Experience with embedded environments (OpenWrt/QSDK) for network devices.
  
• Knowledge of:
  
• ONAP / OpenDaylight
  
• Graph databases (Neo4j, JanusGraph)
  
• Streaming telemetry collectors
  
• Experience with workflow engines (Camunda, custom rule engines).
  
• Scripting skills (Python/Bash).
  

Education

• B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech / M.Sc in CS, ECE, IT, or related field.
  

Why Join MatreComm?

• Work on cutting-edge

  carrier-grade NMS solutions

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• Define the architecture of next-generation observability and automation platforms.
  
• Build AI-driven engines for RCA, predictive analytics, and remediation.
  
• Collaborate with high-performing engineering teams across C++, networking, and AI.
  
• Opportunity to influence product strategy and innovation roadmap.