Sobre esta vaga de Blue Planet Data Management Lead na Ciena
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Ciena is advancing intelligent, automated networks through its Blue Planet portfolio by enabling data-driven innovation and AI-powered operations. This role leads the definition of data strategy, architecture, and productization for telecom data, enabling scalable digital twin capabilities and data platforms that support next-generation network operations. The position plays a critical role in aligning data foundations with AI, automation, and product innovation across the portfolio.
How you will make an impact:
Define and own the canonical telco data model and ontology across network topology, service lifecycle, inventory, assurance, and OSS domains
Align data models with industry standards including TM Forum Open APIs, SID/eTOM, Open Digital Architecture, YANG/NETCONF, and TOSCA
Drive adoption of ontology models across product teams as the semantic foundation for data exchange, AI training, and digital twin deployment
Develop and lead the data fabric product architecture, including federated access, streaming pipelines, virtualization, metadata management, and lineage tracking
Translate data architecture vision into scalable, cloud-native and microservices-based implementations in collaboration with engineering teams
Define and deliver the telco digital twin strategy, including use cases such as network optimization, predictive maintenance, and simulation
Engage with customers, partners, and industry forums to validate solutions, influence standards, and position the portfolio in the market
The must haves:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Software Engineering with telecommunications, networking, or communications systems concentration, or equivalent experience
Experience: 15+ years of experience in the telecom software industry with at least 5+ years of product line management experience
Application of telecom data modeling, schema design, graph or ontology structures, and enterprise data management tools
Application of AI and ML data requirements including feature stores, training data pipelines, data lineage, and model grounding techniques for GenAI or LLM use cases
Background in OSS environments including network automation, orchestration, inventory, assurance, and network management systems
Exposure to telecom network domains including fixed, mobile or RAN, and cable or MSO across core, transport, and access layers
Experience introducing complex technical products or architectures into Tier-1 CSP or network provider environments
Nice to haves:
Background in cloud-native architectures including Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud data platforms
Exposure to multi-cloud environments
Collaboration across engineering, product management, marketing, and field organizations
Engagement with industry analysts and participation in analyst briefings
Contribution to industry forums such as TM Forum, MEF, ETSI, or ONF
Development of technical content including whitepapers, blogs, or conference presentations
Support of go-to-market strategy and product positioning
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