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Tirkkonen Pekka

Senior Software Engineer at VALA Group

Tirkkonen Pekka has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Tirkkonen started their career as a System Testing Engineer at Nokia in May 1996 and later transitioned to the role of a Software Developer in November 1999. In this role, they contributed to the development and domain competence in various features for GSM/WCDMA/LTE mobile networks using Java. Tirkkonen actively participated in requirement specification, testing, customer support, and troubleshooting. Pekka then took on the role of a Section Manager from September 1997 to November 1999, demonstrating their leadership skills.

Following this, Pekka returned to the position of a Software Developer and continued working on developing automated tools for adjacency optimization in WCDMA mobile networks using Java. Tirkkonen utilized a range of languages, tools, and environments such as Java EE, Junit, Mockito, Postgres, SQL, IntelliJ Idea, SVN, Jenkins, Maven, Cloud labs, and Tomcat.

In August 2016, Pekka shifted their focus to developing features for SON (Self-Organizing Network) solutions for radio network optimization at Nokia. Tirkkonen utilized Python and Java to develop automated parameter optimization, user management, as well as automated UI tests using Selenide. Tirkkonen also dealt with fault corrections and troubleshooting customer environments.

Pekka's most recent position is as a Senior Software Engineer at VALA Group, where they have been working since September 2017. Unfortunately, no specific details are provided about their responsibilities or tasks in this role.

Tirkkonen Pekka completed their Master of Science in Engineering degree in Control Engineering, Measurement Technology, and Electronics from Tampere University of Technology from 1990 to 1996.

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  • Senior Software Engineer

    September, 2017 - present

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