# QA / Automation Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Bangalore, India
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a QA / Automation Engineer, you will contribute to validating Cisco's wireless platforms by writing test plans, developing automation, and analysing system behaviour.

You will gain hands-on experience with real networking environments, lab setups, and modern AI-assisted development tools.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy breaking systems, understanding how they work, and ensuring high-quality product delivery.

**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

- Analyse 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**

- Have a Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 1-3 years of experience

- Have strong programming fundamentals, preferably in Python (or similar scripting language)

- Have a basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, routing basics)

- Have strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

- Are curious, detail-oriented, and enjoy troubleshooting system behaviour

- Are interested in AI-enabled engineering practices and 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)

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- TCP/IP
- DHCP
- DNS
- routing basics
- analytical skills
- debugging skills
- problem-solving skills

### Nice to have
- exposure to networking devices
- familiarity with setting up small network environments
- wireless technologies (Wi-Fi / 802.11)
- CCNA certification

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