Software Engineer Systems 1A new grad

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Job Description:

The communications networking industry is undergoing transformative change and Ciena is leading the charge with a fresh wave of innovation uniting optical and packet technologies.  As a trusted partner to over 1,000 customers in 60+ countries, Ciena builds networks that fundamentally changes the way our customers compete

What we’re looking for:

We believe in the power of people. We are a network strategy and technology company that is motivated by making a difference in people lives – their productivity, their creativity, their health and comfort. That’s why our engineers design and implement technologies that allow people to do great things.

We’re looking for an experienced, motivated, and talented individual interested in progressing their career in packet optical solution in OAM interface protocol like TL1/SNMP/GRPC while learning to leverage the disruption taking place with SDN, NFV and virtualized routing systems.

What will you do at Ciena?

• Development based on north bound interfaces like TL1/SNMP/GRPC/REST/NETCONF and on microservice based architecture.
• Author and contribute to software design, development, validation, and documentation to deliver high quality, functionally excellent products.
• Contribute to integration with enabling technologies including third party software, existing platform and hardware capabilities.

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Requirements:

• Strong C/python programming skills with strong debugging and trouble shooting skills over VxWorks/Linux platform.
• Experience with YANG data model, XML, JSON, xquery, protobuf and different data formats is advantage
• Relevant software development experience including product deliveries of advanced networking software systems
• Carrier class product design and delivery experience with optical transport products/switches.
• Demonstrable self-initiative and “can do” attitude to find and implement the best solutions for customers.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effectively able to collaborate with multiple teams across geographically diverse areas.
• Effectively able to work independently with little hands-on supervision delivering to aggressive timelines.
• 1-2 years’ experience in relevant technology