Module Lead Engineer - Routing & Switching protocol developer - Control plane Ciena

5.0 - 9.0 years

0 Lacs

haryana

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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. We are looking for Software Engineers to join our engineering team to play a crucial role in developing the Vyatta Network Operating System (NOS), which we recently acquired. Your work will support our customers in building and deploying their virtualized networks. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a legacy product that is being sunset. While primarily supporting the legacy product, the skills you acquire during this period will be transferrable to our cutting-edge SAOS 10X platform. As you progress, you will increasingly be involved in the development and support of the SAOS 10X platform. Your responsibilities will include developing embedded software on the Vyatta NOS, a modified Debian Linux operating system. You will participate in all stages of software development, including requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, and testing. Troubleshooting software issues and providing customer and verification support will be part of your daily tasks. You will design and develop unit tests and test-automation suites, collaborate with Product Owners to incorporate new features and technologies into software applications without compromising performance, and influence and/or define software architecture to enhance resiliency, debuggability, and maintainability. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent degree with 5-8 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with network merchant silicon chipsets and whitebox platforms, excellent analytical, problem-solving, and programming skills (C, C++, Python), experience in designing and developing L2/L3 networking technologies, and in-depth understanding of Linux OS and open-source software development are must-haves. Knowledge of software development for Data Forwarding paths (Software, Hardware), troubleshooting large-scale deployments, familiarity with manageability frameworks such as Yang/XML, experience with virtualization technologies like Intel DPDK, SR-IOV, etc., and proficiency in using the Atlassian tool suite, Git, and Jenkins are also required. Additionally, the successful candidate will be self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, excellent teamwork and collaboration skills, ability to multitask and work independently with minimal guidance, openness to continuous learning and self-improvement, excellent communication and technical documentation skills, and excellent organization skills to manage time, resources, and priorities. Assets include being a self-starter with a positive attitude, having a team orientation, being organized and capable of independent work, having an acumen for problem-solving, an ability to work in an environment of change with flexibility, creativity, and patience, ability to grasp technical concepts related to products being developed, and being able to work effectively and communicate at all levels within the Ciena workforce.,

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