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The 6500 is the flagship product of Ciena’s Packet Optical Transport Portfolio. Optical networks continue to aggressively move towards Layer 0/1/2 converged infrastructures. Join the 6500 team delivering these Optical Ethernet Network solutions:

Next Generation optical transport solutions
Hybrid Layer 0/1/2/3 switching (OTN/Ethernet/MPLS)

Note, this work term is for an 8+ month duration starting in January or May 2022. You must be available for full-time employment by this date.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop applications which extend the capabilities of the 6500 system/platform
Development of embedded, real-time software for telecommunications systems
Coding and testing of software
Support of testing activities in the release where feature is delivered

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

The activities for this position will involve working as part of a design team developing on-switch applications and OAM software features to support Optical/Ethernet based initiatives
Working closely with Senior Designers who will provide mentoring and coaching
Collaborating with other design and test support teams
Problem Solving and analysis
Contributing to your team
Innovation
Communication
Scripting
Embedded C programming

REQUIRED SKILLS

Pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree

SKILLS WHICH ARE AN ASSET

C, C++ programming language experience
Scripting experience, Python, Go, BASH
Familiarity with datacom & telecom concepts such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, MPLS, OTN, DWDM
Low-level Real-Time Software/Firmware Development
Linux, VxWorks
Linux as a software development environment
Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, gRPC.
Design and development tools such as: Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, Yocto
YANG modeling language and toolchains
Automation and Test

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