Position: Lead Software Engineer – Linux / Kernel / Platform

Location: Sadar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Responsibilities

• Technical prime in supporting Customer’s Optical Transport Network (OTN) lab activities.
• Activities will include, but not be limited to:
• Migration of Optical Transport Network (OTN) to the Ciena Manage Control Plan (MCP) management software.
• Testing and certifying Customer’s OTN and IP network designs and configurations.
• Effectively and efficiently troubleshoot, resolve, and debug Network and NMS issues that occur during migration, testing, and beyond.
• Create and execute detailed test plans per customer requirements.
• Report issues to Ciena development, and drive resolution of issues to closure.
• Chair troubleshooting calls with Ciena R&D, SE&I, PLM, Sales, etc, when necessary.
• Maintain action register during migration and meet with the customer at regular intervals.
• Create documentation and knowledge-sharing content/competency development for the customer.
• Support customer engagements including technical sessions, questions, planning, progress updates, and issue resolution.

Experience And Personal Skills

• The successful applicant for this role will have 5+ years of experience working in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field preferably with Optical Transport Networking testing and troubleshooting.
• Other experience in one or more of the following solutions desired: PON/XGS-PON, SD-WAN, SASE, virtualized edge, or Private 5G.
• Test Plan development, execution, and reporting.
• Desired Telecommunications technologies including DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, IP, and network security. Ciena MCP or other Network Management System (NMS) background is valuable.
• Rest API, automation, and scripting skills are a plus: Ansible, Gitlab CI, JSON, TOSCA, and Python.
• Expertise in Ethernet and IP networks is desired: network design, routing protocols, L2/L3, MEF, and network security.
• Excellent written, verbal, and data presentation communication skills. Cross-functional collaboration is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, Information Technologies, or equivalent experience.
• The ability to travel to support customer engagements.
• Position will be primarily remote in Canada with the occasional requirement of being at the customer site.

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