Updated Oct 26, 2026
Ciena jobs
Open roles at Ciena in software, product, data, design, marketing and business, read straight from its careers site.
Ciena currently has 148 open roles, with 11 new roles posted in the last seven days. Over the past 30 days, 44 new roles were added and 37 roles were closed.
Engineering accounts for 71 of the open roles, making up 48% of all positions. Design follows with 17 roles, 11% of the total. Ottawa leads all locations with 51 open roles, representing 34% of the company's hiring.
Hiring increased by 5% in the last two full weeks, with 22 new roles posted last week compared to 21 the week before.
144open now
18new in 7 days
76closed in 30 days
Ciena careers site, where every role is posted first.
Newest roles
- Technical Project Manager – Factory Staging
- Optical AI Product Line Manager
- Advisor, Competitive Intelligence – Inside-the-Data-Center Technologies
- Associate, Services Quoting
- Compliance Operations & Technology Analyst
- Hardware Engineer - New Grad
- Sales Engineering Specialist
- Program Manager, TA Business Operations
- Global PMO Systems Support Analyst
- Software Developer Intern - Winter 2027
- Analyst Service Business operations
- Lead Anaplan Model Builder
- Advisor, Commercial Management
- Software Engineer (Security) - Intern (Winter 2027)
- Senior Associate – Service Quotation Management
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| Engineering | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 28 | |
| Design | 17 | |
| Data and AI | 13 | |
| Operations | 11 | |
| Sales | 5 | |
| Finance, legal and people | 3 | |
| Customer success | 3 | |
| Marketing | 3 | |
| Product | 1 |
Where
| Ottawa | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa (+1 more) | 8 | |
| Atlanta | 7 | |
| Gurugram | 6 | |
| Baltimore | 6 | |
| New Providence - NJ | 6 | |
| Quebec | 4 | |
| Pathum Tani | 4 |
New roles by week
Roles Ciena posted each week, counted when we first saw them. We began reading Ciena's board on 2026-09-30.
| Week of Sep 28 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Week of Oct 5 | 22 |
| Week of Oct 12 | 14 |
| Week of Oct 19 | 21 |
| Week of Oct 26 | 1 |
H-1B visa sponsorship
Likely to sponsor. USCIS approved 9 H-1B petitions for Ciena (filed as CIENA CORPORATION) in fiscal year 2023: 1 for new employment and 8 continuing. That is a history, not a promise for any one role; check the posting. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
Questions
Is Ciena hiring right now?
Yes. Ciena has 144 open roles in software, product, data, design, marketing and business as of Oct 26, 2026, and posted 18 new ones in the last 7 days.
What teams is Ciena hiring for?
Most open roles are in Engineering: Engineering 60, Other 28, Design 17, Data and AI 13, Operations 11.
Where is Ciena hiring?
The most roles are in Ottawa. Top places: Ottawa (45); Ottawa (+1 more) (8); Atlanta (7); Gurugram (6); Baltimore (6).
Has Ciena raised money recently?
We found no SEC Form D filing under Ciena's exact legal name.
Does Ciena sponsor H-1B visas?
Likely. USCIS approved 9 H-1B petitions for Ciena (filed as CIENA CORPORATION) in fiscal year 2023: 1 for new employment and 8 continuing. That is a history, not a promise for any one role; check the posting.