Development Engine – Quality Solutions Technician – New Grad

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.Not ready to apply? Join ourto 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’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.We realize time away to recharge is important. We offer flexible paid time off!Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.How You Will Contribute:Reporting to Senior Manager, Software Engineering Applications, as a New Grad - Technicianyou will primarily work on the development of quality solutions which support the Development Engine and the internal design community of 1000+ users across multiple products. Specific areas of focus will include the deployment and support of test automation frameworks and tools and contributions to the evolution of asset management systems and test pipelines. You will perform scripting, coding, and integration of tools and develop and maintain test automation frameworks & pipelinesDevelop automation tooling used as part of CI/CD and DevOps flows and libraries which interface with multiple Ciena based H/W assets such as switches, routers and state of the art modemsContribute to the evolution of smart asset management tools used by test automation systems to carry out automated H/W based testing based on product designer code changesWhat 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 to the audience to ensure understanding and buy in.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 innate 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 latest developments (risks, new tools and practices, vendors) in related security, with a focus on transforming these into action items, roadmaps, and proofs of concepts (POCs).The Must Haves:Diploma in Technology or a related fieldComfort with programming & scripting languages such as BASH, JavaScript, Python, Java or another object or functional programming languageSome experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium or Robot with a focus on hardware testingExposure to working in a Linux environment, we’re a Linux shop!Desire to automate and reduce tedious or repetitive workExcellent debugging skillsVersion control tools such as Bitbucket, Gerrit, GitHubSome exposure to databases: SQL, document based DBsAssets:Motivation to independently learn new skills, grow and contribute to a DevOps teamExcellent problem solving and decision-making skillsDemonstrated ability to work in a team-oriented environmentExperience using REST microservices, ability to define/create new endpointsFamiliarity with networking concepts and fundamentalsUI/UX design experienceFamiliarity with test and network equipment command line languages such as vendor specific APIs, CLI, YANG, and OpenConfig Environments: Linux, WindowsNot ready to apply? Join ourto 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.