Job Description

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual\'s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We\'re a technology company that leads with our humanity-driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact. Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one - your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL. No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we\'ve identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we\'d love to learn more about you! The Team Role overview If you want to be exposed to the latest technologies such as Linux, Docker, and Cloud, and you love to work with a variety of technologies, tools, and environments, this is the position for you. You will be working with the PRISM Release Engineering team to provide the tools and services to enable Ciena R&D DevOps. Ciena Corporation the network specialist, offers leading network infrastructure solutions, intelligent software and a comprehensive services practice. Our portfolio of software-centric optical and Ethernet platforms combines network element programmability, operating system commonality and management unification, and Carrier Ethernet-based transformation to enable our customers to change the way they compete. Our solutions form the foundation of many of the largest, most reliable, and sophisticated service provider, enterprise, government, and research and education networks across the globe. Why is this role important within Ciena What impact can you expect to have Improve the efficiency of R&D design teams, by driving cost reductions and productivity enhancements. Improve the overall developer experience for Ciena engineers. What type of work environment will you be working in Who are the key teams with whom you will interact You will have end to end responsibilities from requirements to implementation and deployment. Applying the latest industry technologies (Linux, Docker, Cloud) to develop and support in-house, open source, and commercial software. Interacting with a globally distributed team of product designers. Within 1 month, you\'ll: Complete our onboarding program, taking notes on what you could be improving later. Meet your new teammates and learn about Ciena products and the role that PRISM Release Engineering has in the company. Gather an understanding of our technology by job shadowing your teammates, participating in joint work sessions, and attending knowledge sharing and training sessions designed and presented by your peers. Have an assigned buddy within the team that will assist you in getting up-to-speed with our architecture, tools and current projects. Contribute to defining what a good developer experience means at Ciena. Ship new features and bug fixes to improve our tools and environments. Within 3 months, you\'ll: Interact with the engineers we support as they work with our tooling, taking note of their feedback and issues they encounter. Contribute to and support work in a new or existing tool and share your accomplishments with the team. Within 6 months, you\'ll: Reliably ship new tools and improvements to existing tools to the wider R&D teams. Understand our existing tools and environments. You\'ll be able to provide input that shapes future directions. Develop a big picture perspective. Understanding how our tools and environments come together. You\'ll feel comfortable contributing to various codebases. Within 12 months, you\'ll: Plan, scope and implement a new tool used daily by hundreds of engineers or more. Participate in our hiring process and shape the growth of the team. Mentor new teammates and help them reach the milestones you\'ve now achieved. Skills we\'re looking for: Required Skills: Team Player Self-Motivated Good Communicator Problem Solver Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn Curiosity and a deep interest in fast, reliable, streamlined developer experience A passion for mentoring and coaching other engineers. We value making each other successful! Key Technical Skills: Experience or strong willingness to learn a subset of the following: Programming Languages: Java (including Spring/Hibernate), Python, Bash Web Technologies: HTML 5, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, Angular, REST, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL Deployment Technologies: Docker, OpenStack, Ansible Version Control Systems: Git, Perforce Operating Systems: Linux CI/CD: Jenkins Atlassian tools like Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

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