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Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, delivers intelligent automation software that empowers organizations to modernize IT and network operations. This role contributes directly to advancing customer digital transformation by creating highvalue automation solutions.
How You Will Make An Impact
- Develop automation use cases and customizations using BPMN, Python, and Java to address customer requirements
- Lead solution design and development to drive measurable value for Blue Planet
- Collaborate with Product Line Management, Sales, Engineering, and Delivery teams to create optimal endtoend solutions
- Present detailed technical solution walkthroughs to customers
- Guide a scrum development team and uphold Agile best practices
The Must Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related field (+)
- 2+ years of professional experience developing in a microservices environment (+)
- Proficiency in Python development in Linux, including synchronous and asynchronous programming (asyncio) (+)
- Experience with at least one web framework such as FastAPI, Flask, Tornado, or Django (+)
- Fundamental understanding of networking concepts including Layer 0/1/2/3 switching and routing (+)
- Handson experience with cloud and container environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, OpenStack) (+)
- Familiarity with data formats such as JSON or XML (+)
- Strong software design principles supported by proven project results (+)
- Proficiency with Git version control (+)
- Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks and tools such as Jira (+)
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with TM Forum standards such as TMF640 and TMF641
- Experience with modeling languages such as YAML or HOCON
- Understanding of SoftwareDefined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
- Basic understanding of management interfaces such as RESTCONF, CLI, NETCONF, and YANG
- Exposure to distributed platforms or stream processing (Kafka or similar)
- Experience with AIassisted development tools including Copilot, agentic frameworks, large language models (LLMs), or retrievalaugmented generation (RAG).
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