Resident Engineer 4, Technical Support

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.

Employer:                    Ciena Communications, Inc.  

Job Title:                     Resident Engineer 4, Technical Support

Job Requisition:           A710.342.4

Job Location:              Hanover, Maryland

Job Type:                    Full Time

The annual pay range for this position is $142,418.00 - $155,00/year

How You Will Contribute:

Duties: Technical prime to drive NDS (Network Design Specification) requirements with Ciena account team and Customer planning primes. Work with internal teams to obtain an in-depth understanding of the product and the documentation requirements and then work directly with these teams to determine which Customer Initiatives will need to be captured from an architecture perspective. Help integrate required information into high quality documentation that meets applicable standards and is appropriate for its intended audience. This includes High level architecture capture, Detailed and Low level design capture, Golden Config capture, API interfaces and attributes to support QoS, Services provisioning, Routing Config management, statistics retrieval and telemetry, and specific maintenance actions to support the deployment in field for the cross portfolio solution. Write easy-to-understand user interface text, online help and developer guides. Create tutorials to help end-users use a variety of applications as required. Analyze existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and single-sourcing opportunities. Manage Document storage and exchange between Ciena and Customer (via Confluence, Teams, JIRA etc. ) Work with R&D and SE&I teams to ensure aspects of NDS are validated on mirror captives before bringing solution into Customer Labs.

May work remotely from anywhere in the United States. Domestic and international travel required.

The Must Haves:

Requirements: Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Telecommunications, Engineering, Computer Science or related field and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a Computer Systems Engineers/Architects-related occupation.
 

Position requires 60 months of experience in the following:
• IP routing in both standards-based theory and configuration and provisioning including OSPF, BGP, ISIS, or MPLS based IP VPN’s;
• Engineering packet transport solutions in the context of large carrier and enterprise networks;
• Engineering, testing, or deploying networks on Carrier Ethernet or IP based platforms such as Nokia, Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, or Adva;
• MEF based Carrier Ethernet Services;
• Provisioning of packet networking related technologies such as IP/MPLS, MPLS-TE, MPLS-TP, BGP, Q-in-Q, 1588v2, SynchE services, or TDM Pseudowires;
• Technology or solution areas such as Optical Transport Network (OTN), SONET/SDH, PON/FTTH, VoIP, IPTV, mobile backhaul, or 2G/3G/4G/LTE/5G;
• DCI or Data Center, Metro networks deployment, and Video/MSO;
• UNIX/LINUX and Windows system administration;
• Scripting with Python, RESTful, TCL, Expect, bash, Perl, or JavaScipt; and
• Security concepts and the handling of protected customer data..

Contact:     Human Resources, Ciena Corporation; https://ciena.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/Baltimore/Resident-Engineer-4--Technical-Support_R028363 Must reference job A710.342.4

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Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.

Non-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commis