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Network Engineer, Early in Career
Making a difference through the design and implementation of leading network technologies defines this early-career engineering role at Ciena. The position contributes to delivering high-quality network solutions and supports customer deployments with measurable impact. The role operates within a collaborative and inclusive environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.
How you will make an impact
- Deliver post-sales solution engineering activities including solution design, acceptance, remote deployment, and network reconfiguration or migration under senior engineer supervision
- Interface with Systems Engineers, Service Project Managers, Technical Support, Field Service Engineers, and Customer Service Advocate teams to coordinate delivery activities
- Analyze network designs to enable consistent deployment and in-service upgrades of network equipment
- Translate network designs into solution designs for new builds, reconfiguration, and network upgrade projects
- Gather and analyze customer network data to develop migration strategies for transition onto platform solutions
- Review technical deployment packages with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment across deployment teams
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical deployment package issues in collaboration with engineering, customer, and internal teams
The must haves
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field
- Experience: Not more than 1 year of experience in a related discipline
- Application of Layer 0/1 optical or transmission technologies and/or
- Application of Layer 2-3 networking concepts including IP protocols
- Application of scripting or DevOps tools such as Python, Java, or Ansible
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and establish best practices
- Ability to review and analyze project information to translate conceptual designs into implementation processes
Nice to haves
- Customer service interaction in technical environments
- Written and verbal communication in English
- Utilization of MS Office applications including Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel approximately 25%
- Ability to work during night maintenance windows approximately 25%
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Communications or technology-focused career interest
