About the role
Job Description Position: Software Support Co-op/Intern
Number of Position(s): 1
Duration: 4 Months +
Date: May 4 - August 28, 2026 (Summer Term)
Location: Hybrid in Ottawa Office
EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS Currently a candidate for a Master's or Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field with an accredited school in Canada.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn As a part of our team, you will:
- Work with real-world scenarios that customers encounter when using NSP software in large-scale environments, gaining hands-on experience with the full NSP portfolio across a range of product areas and capabilities, while partnering with other R&D teams and Product Line Managers.
- Identify, diagnose, and address product issues discovered by customers or during internal testing, and contribute to implementing effective solutions.
- Leverage insights from customer use cases to suggest and implement meaningful improvements in NSP.
- Create testing approaches and build test cases, which may include simulating various network management activities, configuring labs to reflect real-world scenarios, or developing automated tests.
Key Skills And Experience Your skills and experience
- Experience with Linux console environments. You’re comfortable using basic Linux commands to complete technical tasks.
- Programming proficiency in at least one of the following: Java, Python, Perl, or shell scripting. Familiarity with XML, Ansible, or JavaScript is also beneficial.
- Strong technical reasoning skills. You’re capable of identifying setup or system issues and thinking through possible actions to resolve them during installation or usage. Nice to have:
- Curiosity and motivation to learn on the job, strong task management, and clear communication abilities. The team works on a wide range of projects related to NSP, providing opportunities to build knowledge across multiple areas.
- Foundational knowledge of databases, virtualization, networking, or version control systems—these can contribute to your effectiveness in the role.
About Nokia
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.
As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.
With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.
For our latest updates, please visit us online www.nokia.com
To view open positions and to apply, please visit: www.nokia.com/careers
About the role
Job Description Position: Software Support Co-op/Intern
Number of Position(s): 1
Duration: 4 Months +
Date: May 4 - August 28, 2026 (Summer Term)
Location: Hybrid in Ottawa Office
EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS Currently a candidate for a Master's or Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field with an accredited school in Canada.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn As a part of our team, you will:
- Work with real-world scenarios that customers encounter when using NSP software in large-scale environments, gaining hands-on experience with the full NSP portfolio across a range of product areas and capabilities, while partnering with other R&D teams and Product Line Managers.
- Identify, diagnose, and address product issues discovered by customers or during internal testing, and contribute to implementing effective solutions.
- Leverage insights from customer use cases to suggest and implement meaningful improvements in NSP.
- Create testing approaches and build test cases, which may include simulating various network management activities, configuring labs to reflect real-world scenarios, or developing automated tests.
Key Skills And Experience Your skills and experience
- Experience with Linux console environments. You’re comfortable using basic Linux commands to complete technical tasks.
- Programming proficiency in at least one of the following: Java, Python, Perl, or shell scripting. Familiarity with XML, Ansible, or JavaScript is also beneficial.
- Strong technical reasoning skills. You’re capable of identifying setup or system issues and thinking through possible actions to resolve them during installation or usage. Nice to have:
- Curiosity and motivation to learn on the job, strong task management, and clear communication abilities. The team works on a wide range of projects related to NSP, providing opportunities to build knowledge across multiple areas.
- Foundational knowledge of databases, virtualization, networking, or version control systems—these can contribute to your effectiveness in the role.
About Nokia
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.
As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.
With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.
For our latest updates, please visit us online www.nokia.com
To view open positions and to apply, please visit: www.nokia.com/careers