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.
At Ciena’s Blue Planet division, you will join an agile, innovative team advancing the automation of the world’s most complex networks. You will have the opportunity to work with leading-edge networking technologies, cloud-native architecture, and large-scale automation systems that power global communications.
How You Will Contribute:
Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native microservices using Java and modern frameworks such as Spring Boot / Spring Cloud.
Build and maintain RESTful APIs for configuration management, operational data, and telemetry services.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to containerize applications using Docker and deploy them on Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.
Support service-to-service communication and asynchronous processing using Apache Kafka.
Design and manage relational database schemas (PostgreSQL/MySQL) to ensure data consistency and reliability in automation workflows.
Participate in code reviews, Git branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment.
Work in an Agile/Scrum environment, actively contributing to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
The Must Haves:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience with an academic percentage above 85% or 8.5 CGPA.
Around 1 year of hands-on experience in Java development.
Experience or understanding of Spring Boot / REST API development.
Basic understanding of microservices architecture.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
Working knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Experience with Git-based version control and basic CI/CD concepts.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.
Assets:
Exposure to Apache Kafka for messaging and event-driven systems.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Interest in network automation and cloud-native platforms.
Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenSearch.
Basic exposure to automation tools like Ansible.
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