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Ciena Hiring for New Grad Software Engineer Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time
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Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world – picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one – your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Summary
Ciena is seeking early in career Software Engineers to join our engineering team and help drive the development of the Vyatta Network Orchestrator, in order to support our customers in developing and deploying their networks. New hires will have an assigned Mentor and will be offered extensive learning opportunities.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop container based microservices written in Python, delivered on Kubernetes
- Participate in all stages of software development: requirements analysis, architecture and high-level design, implementation and testing
- Troubleshoot software issues, provide customer and verification support
- Design and develop unit tests and test-automation suites
- Influence the software architecture, improve resiliency, debugability and maintainability
- Find, evaluate and use available (open source) libraries, components and tooling as necessary
- Deploy software to cloud environments and interact with cloud managed services
Dev Key Competencies & Skills
What technical experience and/or professional and personal skills are required for this role?
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and Python programming skills
- Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
- Excellent organization skills to manage time, resources, and priorities
- Familiarity with Linux development environment and container based development
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Ideal candidate will have hands-on experience or be familiar with the following:
- Knowledge of network routers/switches or routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, etc.)
- Experience in open-source software development
- Experience with automated test frameworks such as Jenkins
- Experience with design and development tools such as Atlassian (Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira), VSCode, GDB, etc.
- Experience with Linux based OS (ideally Debian)
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud Platforms
- Independent self-starter and capable of effectively managing priorities to achieve business objectives
- Comfortable in a team environment while still taking accountability and working independently as needed
Education & Qualifications
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent degree
- You must be currently based in the UK and hold a valid permanent work permit for the country
Additional
The Ciena office is located in the heart of Edinburgh, just a few minutes’ walk from Haymarket and Waverley stations. We operate a flexible working arrangement with core days in the office.
At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.