Software Test Engineer – New Grad 2025

Job title:

Software Test Engineer – New Grad 2025

Company

Ciena

Job description

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.Why Ciena?

• We’re a company rooted in people—seeking to create a vibrant and inclusive environment, where everyone feels they can belong.
• Accelerate your career path by gaining hands-on experience and exposure to the latest technology. Our interns and graduates work on real projects in real time in world class labs. Be a part of tomorrow’s future – today.

• Mentoring. Networking. Leadership Opportunities. We recognize that the learning doesn’t stop when you leave school – we champion a team environment for development and provide the tools to achieve success.
• We are big proponents of life-work integration. Our people make a big difference at Ciena, but we want to shine light on their differences outside of working hours too. CienaCares supports non-profit causes important to employees by matching employee financial contributions and dedicating time for volunteering.

How You Will Contribute:The Platform Sanity and Regression Test team is an integral part of the software development lifecycle. We are responsible for ensuring that our products maintain high quality standards by leveraging Python to automate tests, capture metrics, and raise awareness of issues found. The successful candidate will work closely with HW designers, SW designers and systems architects and will perform some of the following tasks:

• Develop and support a suite of automated tests using Python to help the software design teams deliver product solutions and new features to the market across RLS and 6500 platforms,
• Help develop applications and automation solutions used to test the capabilities of the 6500 and RLS platforms,
• Configure and connect nodes and test sets in the lab,
• Maintain and develop dashboards using various visualization tools (Kibana, Grafana, etc.)

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team.
• A sense of urgency – what’s important to the customer is equally important to you. You make getting things done a priority.
• Integrity – you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct.
• A commitment to innovation – you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavor to apply that knowledge to Ciena’s advantage.
• You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.

The Must Haves:

• A bachelor’s degree or 3-year college diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent
• Foundational knowledge of Python or other scripting language (Perl, TCL, Expect, etc.)
• Comfort working with HW in the lab, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

Assets:

• Knowledge and experience with Python based test frameworks (PyTest, Robot Framework, etc.)
• Experience working with a Linux based workstation

Compensation and BenefitsThe annual pay range for this position is $50,100 – $80,000 CAD.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 commission. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.Not ready to apply? Join our to get relevant job alerts straight to your inbox.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.Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

Expected salary

$50100 – 80000 per year

Location

Ottawa, ON

Job date

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 04:53:28 GMT

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