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.
Network Engineer, Early in Career
- Deliver post-sales solution engineering activities including solution design, acceptance, remote deployment, and network reconfiguration or migration under senior engineer supervision
- Interface with Systems Engineers, Service Project Managers, Technical Support, Field Service Engineers, and Customer Service Advocate teams to coordinate delivery activities
- Analyze network designs to enable consistent deployment and in-service upgrades of network equipment
- Translate network designs into solution designs for new builds, reconfiguration, and network upgrade projects
- Gather and analyze customer network data to develop migration strategies for transition onto platform solutions
- Review technical deployment packages with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment across deployment teams
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical deployment package issues in collaboration with engineering, customer, and internal teams
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field
- Experience: Not more than 1 year of experience in a related discipline
- Application of Layer 0/1 optical or transmission technologies and/or
- Application of Layer 2-3 networking concepts including IP protocols
- Application of scripting or DevOps tools such as Python, Java, or Ansible
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and establish best practices
- Ability to review and analyze project information to translate conceptual designs into implementation processes
- Customer service interaction in technical environments
- Written and verbal communication in English
- Utilization of MS Office applications including Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel approximately 25%
- Ability to work during night maintenance windows approximately 25%
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Communications or technology-focused career interest
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field
- Not more than 1 year of experience in a related discipline
- Application of Layer 0/1 optical or transmission technologies
- Application of Layer 2-3 networking concepts including IP protocols
- Experience with scripting or DevOps tools (examples: Python, Java, Ansible)
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues
- Ability to review and analyze project information to translate conceptual designs into implementation processes
- Customer service interaction in technical environments
- Written and verbal communication in English
- Utilization of MS Office applications including Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel approximately 25%
- Ability to work during night maintenance windows approximately 25%
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Communications or technology-focused career interest
What We Do
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to enable our customers to deliver richer, more connected experiences for all users. At our core, Ciena is a company rooted in people. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams and alongside our customers, partners, and communities around the world. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We continue to lead the evolution of networking with a strong track record of industry firsts. As end-user expectations skyrocket, our customers and their networks must transform. Ciena powers this transformation by driving next-generation solutions built for maximum openness and agility—today and into the future. Corporate/Brand Values: • Customer First • Integrity • Velocity • Innovation • Outstanding People We're the perfect size for you to make an impact. W Only Ciena has the depth of expertise and the culture of collaboration and partnership required to help our partners evolve. We do this by strategically integrating hardware, services, and software in an open environment to ensure our clients’ networks are ‘fit for flexibility’ today and into the f
Why Work With Us
We are known for our industry-firsts, including the first coherent optical solution, converged packet-optical platform, and intelligence automation platform. Our commitment extends beyond innovation, logging in over 35,000 volunteer hours and $2 million to worthy causes in 2023. We're the perfect size and culture for you to make a difference.
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