Desired Candidate Profile
Ciena may well be the most important technology company you ve never heard of. The innovations that wow us (driverless cars), and those we now take for granted (the ability to mobile- stream your favorite show) are the products of ingenuity from some brilliant and forward- thinking companies. But those companies rely on Ciena, another vanguard of innovation, to create and advance the underlying networks that bring their breakthroughs to our doorsteps. VR, AI, IOT, 5G literally none of it would be possible without the mind- boggling technology that makes the internet itself work. For more than 25 years, Ciena has been the global leader in networking strategy, and our technology has been part of the critical infrastructure running within the most advanced companies in the world.
What will you do at Ciena
A software designer is required to aid in the development of a Standalone/ Server- based/ Web based/ Cloud based, network design and engineering application for
Real Time Network Planning. This application is developed for Ciena s leading edge
Blue PlanetTM platform. The application will assist customers in the design and development of SONET/ SDH, OTN & Optical DWDM networks featuring Ciena s market leading and pioneering optical products and technologies.
This application is used to design and deploy Ciena s Transport, Switching and Packet hardware for Long haul, Regional and Metro networks.
The successful candidate will be expected follow a disciplined approach to software development to ensure that the application is delivered with high quality, to the required specifications, and by the required delivery date.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team of engineers and software designers and will gain firsthand experience developing software
Responsibilities
Analysis, software design and implementation to validate and optimize DWDM, SONET/ SDH, OTN based networks, which are designed based on a variety of parameters
Apply design principles to work in a client server, desktop based or microservice- based development environment and keeping in mind performance and memory constraints.
Work collaboratively with Product Owner, Product Line Manager (PLM) and Verification.
Complete assigned development tasks including unit testing and documenting work
Translate functional requirements into development tasks and provide project manager accurate time estimates for completion
Troubleshooting and debugging of reported issues
Keep yourself abreast with latest technology trends
General Activities
Feature analysis and discussion with product owners to understand and frame the detailed requirements with design estimates.
Work in Agile Scrum and create/ update Jira s with detailed description, DoD & acceptance criteria.
Design and Implementation
Unit testing & integration testing.
Work with product verification team in resolving feature defects.
Collaboration with stakeholders
Work collaboratively with:
Peers
Release Manager
Product Owner
Product Line Manager (PLM)
Product Verification
Areas of impact
Network Planning Software
OnePlanner
Blue Planet MCP
Network Planner
Experience
Candidate should have 7 years of experience in following:
Problem Solving, Excellent Aptitude and Positive Attitude - Critical
End- to- end software development (requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and support) - Critical
Languages
C (Version 11 or later preferred), OOPS Critical
C#.Net - Desirable
Dynamic Languages - Scala, Python - Desirable
Platform
MicroServices, ASP.NET Core
.NET Framework 4.5.1 or later
Message Queues like Kafka
Unit Test Frameworks e.g. GoogleTest, NUnit
DB/ File Formats/ ORM
Databases e.g. Cassandra, AWS - S3
JSON, XML
nHibernate/ Hibernate/ Entity Framework
Client/ Server
REST API, Web Services, SOAP.
Decent Knowledge of Data Structures and exposure to Performance Improvement Critical
Additional skills:
Problem Solving, Excellent Aptitude and Positive Attitude - Critical
Good Communication Skills - Critical
Good Interpersonal Skills - Critical
Exposure to docker containers - Desired
Knowledge of concepts in terms of DWDM, SONET/ SDH, OTN and knowledge of telecom object models Desired
Experience with Agile software development methodologies Desired
Familiarity/ experience with other technologies, including; database design, Client/ Server etc. is considered an asset
Prior knowledge of EMS/ NMS will be an asset
Rewarding experience. Meaningful outcomes.
Making a difference in people's lives through design and implementation of leading network technologies. That's what motivates us.
A distinct way to work
Free thinking, free discussion, and collaboration are the norm. Expect more satisfying outcomes - both personal and professional.
Ciena values the diversity of our workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender or age.
Ciena is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier- free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific needs / accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to any specific needs / accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
What you can expect from us
You will receive notification of your successful application
Successful applicants will be contacted by Talent Acquisition for an initial discussion
If suitable you will be considered for the short list and our formal interview process
Education:
UG: B.Tech/B.E. - Computers
PG: Post Graduation Not Required
Contact Details:
Keyskills:
XML
Hibernate
Networking
Telecom
Python
Troubleshooting
Data structures
Agile
Debugging
JSON