As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How You Will Contribute As DevOps and Tools Software Engineer – Routing IP, you will be part of a team responsible for SAOS 10.x product build and release, and development tools support. You will acquire and deepen expertise in building, configuring and releasing embedded software, embedded/secure software development tools.

• You will work on multiple releases, service merge and pull requests, and create pipelines to support new releases.
• You will steadily acquire expertise in various embedded software development and security tools.
• You will contribute to DevOps performance, security and reliability, reduction of overall product footprint and saving of infrastructure cost.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Curiosity – to understand all phases of the product development cycle, analyze, and troubleshoot to identify new business opportunities.
• The flexibility to work independently and thrive as part of a broader team.
• You are a problem-solver – you use your creativity, analytical mind and problem-solving skills to achieve key business objectives.
• You are a succinct communicator – possessing the ability to tailor your communications/

messages based on the type and level of audience.

• You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.
• You are self-motivated – always seeking out and methodically tackling sophisticated technical issues.
• A dedication to ongoing learning – not only related specifically to your role, but also other business and market dynamics that may enable Ciena to achieve greater market share.

The Must Haves

• Candidate for a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of shell scripting and programming languages such as C, Python. Experience with git. Hands on experience with Linux development environment.
• Experience with Jenkins, Yocto recipes, embedded software development is a definite asset.
• Experience with security tools and concepts such as Coverity, Black Duck, safe C, secure boot, etc. is an asset.
• Experience with development tools such as opengrok, LTTng, ValGrind, ASAN, gcov and is an asset.
• Project experience in computer software or computer networking,

Pay Range: The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $34.00

Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.

In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers students access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation pay as required by applicable laws.

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