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.

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 and an employee share option purchase program.
• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer unlimited paid time off!
• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

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.

How You Will Contribute:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering, as a DevOps Engineer with the global PRISM Release Engineering team you will have end to end responsibilities from requirements to implementation and deployment for the tools and services that improve the experience and efficiency of global R&D teams. You will be exposed to the latest technologies such as Linux, Docker, and Cloud as you contribute to driving cost reductions and productivity enhancements.

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 attending regular team meetings, participating in group 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.

Within 3 months, you'll:

• Interact with the engineers we support as they work with our tooling by driving support requests to resolution, taking note of their feedback and the common issues they encounter.
• Contribute to and support project work in a new or existing tool and share your accomplishments with the team.

Within 6 months, you'll:

• Reliably ship tool improvements and bug fixes to the wider R&D teams.
• Understand our existing tools and environments. You'll be able to provide input that shapes future directions and 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 help shape the growth of the team.
• Mentor new teammates and help them reach the milestones you've now achieved.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Initiative – You’re an enthusiastic 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 ideasto 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 an ability to influence, you’re able to quickly develop trusted connections and 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.
• A passion for mentoring and coaching – fully understanding and appreciating the power of playing either of these roles.
• A commitment to ongoing learning – always seeking opportunities to enhance and streamline the developer experience.

The Must Haves:

• 3+ years of experience in software development and/or DevOps
• Experience or strong willingness to learn a subset of the following:
• Programming Languages: Java (including Spring/Hibernate), Python, Bash
• Web Technologies: 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

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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.

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