Job description 

How You will Contribute:

Join our highly experienced team of engineers delivering: ​

Next Generation Packet Optical Transport Solutions

Next Generation Routing and Switching Solution

Hybrid Layer 0/1/2 switching (OTN/Packet)

Data Driven North Bound Open Interfaces – YANG/NETCONF/gRPC/REST.

Solutions enabling Wireless, 5G, SDN, NFV and Virtualized oriented networks.

Participate in all stages of software development, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, and maintenance.

Detailed design of various features related to Ciena's Packet Optical Portfolio.

Troubleshoot hardware and software issues and work with hardware, software and verification engineers to identify the root cause and implement solutions.

Identify root cause, debug & deliver robust timely fixes.

Provide basic status reporting for own work or that of a small team.

You are expected to mentor junior engineers and guide them to success.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

· Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.

· Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the product development lifecycle.

· Communication expertise – the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas in both English and French to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.

· The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.

· Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.

· A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve.

The Must Haves:

Expertise in OTN Transport, DWDM, Switching, Control Plane technologies, Automation Development using TCL/Python. Exposure to photonics/DWDM, NMS and packet technologies would be a plus.

Ability to understand customers’ needs, expectations, and perspective. Knowledge of Transport Network Design of Telecom Service Providers and Content Provider Networks, and experience of working with R&D team on product defects in Customer Networks.

Bachelors or Masters in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or Optical Communications with 8+ years of relevant experience of system test in telecommunications domain

Excellent “C/C++” programming skills with strong debugging and trouble shooting skills.

Exposure to Network drivers, Sockets, Linux, VxWorks

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