.**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.****Scope of Responsibilities**Provide system level pre & post-sales support for CIENA's customer base. This includes answering incoming customer calls, testing, troubleshooting and remote technical support for CIENA Network Management products. An understanding of Element Management or Network Management systems is required. Basic understanding of data communications protocols including Ethernet and IP networks would be beneficial. An understanding of fiber optic transport and/or switching protocols is an asset. Experience with Linux and database systems would be beneficial.**Specific Responsibilities**- Answer incoming calls from our global customers as well as document, validate, and capture adequate information to facilitate a technical investigation- Troubleshoot and resolve platform issues, performance issues, and configuration problems in a timely manner.- Provide on-call duties 24x7 and/or work shifts, including public holidays and weekends when the business requires.- Recover information necessary to escalate reported issues to senior engineers.- Utilize debug tools as well as lab research to advance customers' technical problems.- Provide Customer feedback to Internal teams as appropriate- Contribute to the technical knowledgebase (KCS)**Education and Experience**- Bachelor's degree in technical field (e.G. Engineering, Computer Science) from a four-year college or university with zero to three years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience- Experience in a customer facing role would be an asset- Foundational knowledge of network management systems, network protocols (e.G., SNMP), and performance monitoring tools.- Basic problem-solving experience with Operating Systems, databases and microservice knowledge would be an asset.- Must have excellent communications skill with the ability to communicate in the **English **language both verbal and written- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.- Availability for onsite, in-person training and mentoring for a period of approximately 6 months from start date after which a hybrid work model will be possible- Customer-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to providing exceptional customer service