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\xe2\x80\x99s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We\xe2\x80\x99re a technology company that leads with our humanity\xe2\x80\x94driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.Not ready to apply? Join our to get relevant job alerts straight to your inbox.Why Ciena:

• We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.

• We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and also offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
• We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
• We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU\xe2\x80\x99s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer flexible paid time off!

• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Initiative \xe2\x80\x93 you\xe2\x80\x99re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
• Agility \xe2\x80\x93 you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the software development process.

• Communication expertise \xe2\x80\x93 you have the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team \xe2\x80\x93 you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
• Relationship builder \xe2\x80\x93 with an ability to influence, you\xe2\x80\x99re able to get work done through others.
• A commitment to innovation \xe2\x80\x93 you keeps abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve.

How You Will Contribute:Reporting to the Senior Manager, Optical Engineering, you will work alongside a team of test/security engineers/developers responsible for developing automation framework & test scripts, Automation test plans & procedures, maintaining test scripts and analyzing test results for Ciena\xe2\x80\x99s Optical portfolio

• Design, Develop and continuously improve the Agile CI/CD pipeline Test Automation infrastructure and tools.
• Leverage existing and external tools (3rd Party Open-source tools) to incrementally improve automation infrastructure.
• Develop automation infrastructure for commercial test Equipment solutions (e.g. IXIA, Spirent etc.), libraries for NBI interfaces etc.
• You will engage in collaboration with test engineers to jointly develop and execute test scripts
• Develop test cases based on system requirements and customer use cases for OTN and Photonics.

The Must Haves:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in computer engineering or information technology
• 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Strong programming skills in any language PYTHON/C/C++/JavaScript and experience in Linux environment.
• Good knowledge of Telecommunication technologies (Packet, OTN and Photonics)
• Familiarity with distributed systems and their architecture.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-drive demonstrated in projects undertaken.
• Ability to organize work in a structured manner.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and meeting tight deadlines.
• Working as team player who welcomes collaboration.
• Remain flexible regarding your tasks with a positive attitude contributing to better team environment and increased productivity

Not ready to apply? Join our to get relevant job alerts straight to your inbox.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.Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

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