SVT/PV Engineer Software Systems

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.

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 non-negotiable. We offer flexible paid time off! 

• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance. 

What 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 software development process.

• Communication expertise – you have the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
• 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 ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
• A commitment to innovation – you keeps abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve.

How You Will Contribute:

• CIENA's Packet Optical products portfolio comprises of a broad family of products for Aggregation, Metro and Core Optical networks. Successful candidate for the role of SVT/PV Engineer will be responsible for developing feature and solution test strategies, test plans, and test execution for Ciena’s Packet Optical products based on technologies such as OTN Transport/Switching, Control Plane, and associated Network Management System.

Essential duties & Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Product Architecture, Product Features & associated Standards, Network Use-Case Scenarios and Test Automation
• Develop Test Plans to validate Telecom Network Use Cases and product capabilities.
• Identify Test Scenarios for Automated Test Execution, work with Automation team on new APIs and develop Automation Test Suites for new features.
• Participate in Test Plan reviews and contribute to reviews held by Test and Design Teams
• Execute test cases, analyze test results, file defect reports, and verify defect fixes.
• Analyze and characterize defects found during test execution and work closely with the design on debugging and closure of issues.

The Must Haves:

• Bachelors or Masters in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or Optical Communications with 6+ years of relevant experience of system test in telecommunications domain.
• Expertise in OTN Transport, Switching, Control Plane technologies, Automation Development using TCL/Python. Exposure to photonics/DWDM, NMS and packet technologies would be a plus.
• Ability to understand customers’ needs, expectations, and perspective. Knowledge of Transport Network Design of Telecom Service Providers and Content Provider Networks, and experience of working with R&D team on product defects in Customer Networks.
• Experience in test effort estimation and captive resource planning based on Requirement Specifications
• Experience in Test Planning to validate Telecom Network Solutions and Use Case Scenarios that include interactions of different product features, including NMS
• Experience in developing Automation Scripts in tcl and/or Python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience of working closely with design engineers for debugging of product defects.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with Test and Design teams in India and North America.
• Knowledge of relevant ITU-T, IETF, IEEE and ANSI standards. Proficient with a wide range of test equipment.

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