# QA / Automation Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Richardson, Texas, Texas
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $125,700.00 - $203,100.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Cisco Wireless team ensures the quality, reliability, and performance of next-generation wireless products. As a QA / Automation Engineer, you will contribute to validating Cisco’s wireless platforms by writing test plans, developing automation, and analyzing system behavior.

In This Role, You Will:

- Write and execute test plans and test cases for wireless features and systems

- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python or similar languages

- Analyze test results and identify issues, inconsistencies, or performance gaps

- Reproduce customer and system issues in controlled lab environments

- Assist in setting up and maintaining testbeds and lab environments (routers, switches, access points)

- Collaborate with development and platform teams to debug and resolve issues

- Learn and apply AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor) to improve testing efficiency and automation

Minimum Qualification:

- A Master's degree with 0 years of work experience; or

- A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience.

Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Network Engineering or a related field.

- Strong programming fundamentals, preferably in Python or a similar scripting language, with a basic understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and routing.

- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach to troubleshooting system behavior.

- Curious and interested in AI-enabled engineering practices, including using AI tools to improve productivity.

Preferred Qualification:

- Exposure to networking devices (routers, switches, access points) through coursework, labs, or internships

- Familiarity with setting up small network environments

- Basic understanding of wireless technologies (Wi-Fi / 802.11)

- Certifications such as CCNA (or working toward it)

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 (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees)

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- TCP/IP
- DHCP
- DNS
- routing
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Network Engineering

### Nice to have
- Wi-Fi / 802.11
- CCNA
- networking devices

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