Software QA Engineer

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At Cisco, you’ll join a diverse and collaborative team of innovators dedicated to shaping the future of technology. As an engineer here, you’ll have the opportunity to solve complex challenges and make a meaningful impact at a global scale. We value creativity, continuous learning, and a passion for building reliable, secure, and transformative solutions. Together, we’re driving the next generation of connectivity and digital experiences.

Your Impact

As a Software QA Engineer, you will play a key role in validating and verifying the quality of our products through a balanced approach of manual and automated testing. You will design and execute comprehensive test plans, develop automation scripts and frameworks, perform hands‑on manual testing, and contribute to process improvements that help deliver robust and reliable solutions.

• Collaborate with front‑end and back‑end engineering teams to design, prepare, and execute test plans.
• Perform manual testing on new features and regression testing to validate product functionality and user experience.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and frameworks to streamline repetitive testing and improve coverage.
• Automate provisioning of test environments and deployment of test data.
• Conduct scale and performance testing using virtualized or cloud‑based environments.
• Track, document, and communicate defects, working closely with developers for resolution.

• Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, of a certification or relevant degree program (e.g., Associate’s, Apprenticeship, Boot Camp, or Certification in a specialized program plus1year of relevant experience, or High School Diploma plus2years of relevant experience) or Bachelor's degree with0years of relevant experience.
• Ability to write functional, correct code with guidance and mentorship.
• Experience in refining and rewriting test code as part of the debugging and testing lifecycle.
• Capability to assist in scaling tests to improve system reliability and development velocity.
• Proficiency in applying secure coding principles and adhering to established organizational security guidelines and supporting automated testing methodologies and execution of tests according to pre‑determined test plans.

• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools and practices.
• Experience with test management and bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Test Rail).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization.
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, pyTest, Junit).
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to clearly document issues and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Experience with database testing and SQL.

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.

Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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