# Automation QA Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: RTP, North Carolina
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $128,600.00 to $184,900.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As an Automation QA Engineer, you will drive the transformation of our regression testing ecosystem, moving beyond manual processes to build AI-driven, fully automated test suites for both new and legacy features.

You will build and maintain scalable test frameworks, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality feedback, and leverage AI-assisted coding tools to generate and maintain tests.

Responsibilities:

- Architect, build, and maintain comprehensive automated regression and end-to-end test suites for the entire Circuit platform using Playwright, Python/Pytest, and Selenium.

- Design and automate REST and GraphQL API test suites covering functional correctness, contract validation, error handling, and performance.

- Plan and execute load, stress, and soak tests using k6 or JMeter.

- Use AI agents and AI-assisted coding tools to generate and maintain regression suites for new and legacy features.

- Develop testing approaches for AI/LLM features.

- Integrate all automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation.

- Act as a "Team Captain" for automation initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree with 4+ years, Master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year of related experience in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related technical field.

- Experience in test automation and regression framework development.

- Experience with Playwright, Python/Pytest, and Selenium.

- Experience with REST API testing and GraphQL testing.

- Solid conceptual and practical knowledge of software development lifecycles, including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience testing AI/ML-powered web applications.

- Hands-on experience with performance/load testing.

- Experience in AI Ops / MLOps.

- Experience with observability and reporting tools.

- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

- Proven track record of leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

- Paid parental leave.

- Short and long-term disability coverage.

- Basic life insurance.

- Paid time away.

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.

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## Skills

### Required
- Playwright
- Python
- Pytest
- Selenium
- REST API testing
- GraphQL testing
- CI/CD pipelines
- AI-assisted coding tools

### Nice to have
- AI/ML-powered web applications
- performance/load testing
- AI Ops / MLOps
- observability and reporting tools
- Docker
- Kubernetes

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