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.

Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, is shaping the future of intelligent, automated, and highly adaptive networks. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to software that powers critical global infrastructures. Join a collaborative, global engineering team where curiosity, problem‑solving, and craftsmanship drive everything we build.

How you will make an impact:

• Create manual and automated test plans that clearly validate product functionality and quality

• Build and maintain automation frameworks for in‑sprint and end‑to‑end test coverage

• Collaborate closely with developers and product owners to refine requirements and ensure comprehensive test scope

• Develop robust automated tests for Angular front‑end interfaces and REST API services

• Use containerization technologies and orchestration tools to validate complex distributed systems

• Contribute to continuous integration pipelines and test reporting processes

• Engage with global stakeholders and share clear, actionable updates on test progress

The must haves:

• 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including manual and automated testing

• Strong proficiency with Webdriver.io/Cypress/Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, Cucumber.js, and Node.js.

• Hands‑on experience automating REST API tests using TypeScript or Node.js

• Proven ability to work with Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, or GitLab

• Strong understanding of system, functional, regression, smoke, integration, and performance testing

• Working knowledge of Unix‑based operating systems

Nice to haves:

• Experience with load‑testing tools such as JMeter or Grafana + Prometheus

• Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Red Hat Open Shift

• Knowledge of Git or Bitbucket version control practices

• Exposure to scripting with Bash, Python, Ansible, Helm, or kubectl

• Experience with PostgreSQL or Neo4j databases

• Understanding of microservices architecture

• Hands‑on experience with CLI‑based configuration of networking hardware

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