Senior Linux Distribution Release Engineer (Ottawa)

Join Ciena as a Senior Release Engineer specializing in Linux Distribution. This full-time role in Ottawa emphasizes building secure, efficient, and scalable network operating systems. At Ciena, this senior role demands over 10 years of experience in Linux distribution creation.

You’ll build and evolve the infrastructure for the SAOS 10.x operating system while ensuring integration and CI/CD pipeline reliability. You’ll work with large teams to enhance software quality and development speed through expert guidance and cutting‑edge practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the build infrastructure for SAOS 10.x
• Develop Bitbake recipes for large-scale software
• Diagnose complex build issues across CI/CD pipelines
• Optimize build performance using ccache infrastructureIntegrate open-source tools for software supply chain security

Requirements

• 10+ years in building Linux distributions
• Proficient in Yo...