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 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 flexible paid time off!
Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.
The Opportunity:
4 month internship - September - December, 2024
How You Will Contribute:
Reporting to Director, Data Engineering, in this internship, you will gain hands-on experience with the entire data science lifecycle, from data acquisition and cleaning to analysis and visualization. You will work alongside our team data analysts & data engineering helping solve enterprise problems.
Responsibilities
Assist with data collection and data curation tasks.
Use Python and SQL to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends and patterns.
Develop governance dashboards to help identify patterns and predictions.
Expand the patterns into a machine learning model
Communicate findings effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to project planning and execution.
Collaborate closely with other team members and stakeholders to optimize data-related procedures and improve system performance
What Does Ciena Expect of You?
Initiative - you're a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
A customer first mentality - what's important to the customer is also important to you.
Agility - you are readily able to manage competing and ever-changing priorities and maintain a balanced and methodical approach to problem solving.
Communication expertise - you possess the ability to tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
The flexibility towork independentlyand aspart of a broader team - you thrive in a team environment, are comfortable working independently, and know how to get things done in a virtual environment.
Relationship builder - with a proven ability to influence, you're able to quickly develop trusted connections and get work done through others.
The Must Haves:
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related field (data science preferred)
Strong programming skills in Python (or R)
Familiarity with data analysis libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn)
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
A passion for learning and a curiosity about data science
Assets:
Approach to solving problems, effective communication, and ownership.
Agile mindset and good understanding of MVP / iterative development is desired.
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