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.
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Why Ciena:
- We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.
- We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
- We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and also offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
- We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
- We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
- We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer unlimited paid time off!
- Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.
How you will contribute:
As a Cloud Security Analyst and member of the Ciena Security team, you will work with the Cloud Security Architecture and Cloud Services teams on the management of our Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) platform. In this role, you will be actively managing day-to-day operations of our CNAPP tooling and collaborating with cloud environment owners and other stakeholders. This will include tasks like:
Onboarding individuals and teams to the platform and ensuring they have appropriate roles
Onboarding cloud accounts to the platform and placing them in the correct projects
Policy tuning, development, and change management activities
Identifying operations suitable for automation
Validating and applying approved policy exceptions
Dashboard creation
Validating that cloud environments are configured to meet our administrative baselines
Generating reports and metrics for the platform
Other duties as assigned
Must haves:
Experience managing a CNAPP platform
Experience configuring security in one or more of the following Cloud Service Provider platforms:
AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI
Associate's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or another related technical field
Assets:
Experience with Terraform
Experience with CIS Benchmarks and Standards
Experience with scripting languages
Cloud or Cybersecurity proficiency certifications (examples: CISSP, CCSK, other "Cloud" Practitioner type certifications)
Good communications skills and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and with a team
Ability to learn new concepts quickly
Ability to follow change management procedures
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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.
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.
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