Quality Assurance Intern — Python Automation for IP Switching

ciena; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Holidays

Sick leave

Vacation pay

Job summary

Ciena in Ottawa is offering a 4- or 8-month QA internship starting January 2027. Join the Ottawa Quality Assurance team and contribute to software validation for IP switching platforms.

The role provides hands-on testing experience and automation work with Python, plus exposure to networking and virtualization technologies. You will collaborate with engineers to build lab topologies, enhance and develop Python automation scripts, run test suites, identify defects, and learn the software

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree in SW or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Foundational knowledge of electrical circuits and/or sw development concepts.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Python.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to establish new lab topologies and expand understanding of integrated end-to-end IP systems.
• Enhance existing automation scripts written in Python.
• Develop new automation scripts in Python.
• Execute test suites for software validation.
• Identify software defects and document bugs.
• Retest software following defect resolution.
• Build knowledge of the software development lifecycle and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in SW or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Ciena in Ottawa is offering a 4- or 8-month QA internship starting January 2027. Join the Ottawa Quality Assurance team and contribute to software validation for IP switching platforms.

The role provides hands-on testing experience and automation work with Python, plus exposure to networking and virtualization technologies. You will collaborate with engineers to build lab topologies, enhance and develop Python automation scripts, run test suites, identify defects, and learn the software