Senior Release Engineer - Linux Distribution
Ciena
Ottawa
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeCAD 102,800 - 164,200 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Go","Rust","C++","Python","Bash","Meson","Ninja","GCC","Clang","C/C++"]Lead design and maintenance of the Linux distribution build system for SAOS 10.x, leveraging Yocto and Bitbake to ensure secure, scalable, and reproducible builds. Drive CI/CD integration, optimize build performance, and guide development teams on distribution engineering best practices, while expanding open-source tooling for a robust software supply chain.

