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How You Will Contribute:

Provide remote technical support (via telephone or online) for identified CIENA products 24x7 when required.

The engineer's shift timings may be outside Indian business hours and may include weekend shifts as well for having for 24x7 support coverage of identified CIENA products.

Provide on-site support to Customers where required.

Utilize debug tools as well as lab research to aid Customer’s technical problem.

Recover information necessary to escalate the incident or issue to next level Support team.

Debugging the customer faults on DWDM/OTN Technology & providing solution to customer using standardized method

Good understanding of OTN/DWDM alarms structure to analyze the customer issue quickly.

Contribute to knowledgebase (KCS)

Performs other duties as assigned.

Travel to customer sites and Ciena locations globally as required.

Clear understanding of Technical Support industry and the application within Ciena products such as 6500, RLS and Wave server will be added advantage.

The Must Haves:

Bachelor’s degree in technical field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science) from a four-year college or university .

Strong knowledge of SONET/SDH ring transmission equipment, DWDM/OTN technology and the applications to Ciena equipment Carrier Ethernet enterprise equipment and associated fiber optic facilities

Good understanding & knowledge of the operation of fiber optic transport and/or switching equipment.

Nice to Have:

Good Communication skills as Telephony support will also be provided to global customer as part of this role.

Proven problem-solving experience

Fundamental understanding of Telecommunication industry

Note:

• This role requires a hybrid work model. Candidates located within a reasonable distance of a Ciena office must be willing to work from the office 60% to 80% of the time. Flexibility will be considered based on individual circumstances and business needs.

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