Senior QA Engineer

The System Integration Testing (SIT) team at Cisco validates how new products, features, and technologies work together across Cisco IOS XR platforms and complete network solutions. As a Senior QA Engineer, you will lead system integration testing for IOS XR platforms and solutions, including ASR 9000, NCS 5500, and Cisco 8000.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate new product introductions (NPIs) and validate IOS XR features across hardware platforms, software releases, and network environments.
• Design end-to-end test plans for Service Provider and Data Center solutions, including interoperability, scale, performance, and resiliency testing.
• Develop and improve automated test frameworks, tools, and execution environments.
• Perform tests manually and through automation; document results; and track defects through verification.
• Identify integration risks and improve test coverage, automation, and execution efficiency.
• Reproduce and analyze issues in system test labs and partner with development teams to resolve them.
• Collaborate with product, development, and system teams to align test strategy with requirements and release readiness.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 4+ years of experience with networking protocols such as IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, MPLS-TE, LDP, RSVP, Segment Routing (SR), SRv6, CFM, L2VPN, L3VPN, and EVPN.
• 4+ years of experience in networking software quality assurance, system integration, or system-level testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCIP certification in Routing and Switching, Service Provider, or Data Center.
• Experience with platforms such as ASR 9000, NCS 5500, NCS 5000, NCS 540/NCS 560, NCS 6000, CRS, or Cisco 8000.
• Experience with Data Center technologies, including RDMA and protocols such as InfiniBand, RoCE, or iWARP.
• Experience with OpenFlow, NETCONF, and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as pyATS, Ansible, Jenkins, Robot Framework, and Cisco NSO.
• Strong UNIX/Linux and shell scripting skills.
• Hands-on experience configuring or troubleshooting L2/L3 VPN, EVPN, Segment Routing, IPv6, MPLS LDP/RSVP-TE, multicast, SNMP, telemetry, gNMI, gRPC, NETCONF, and OpenConfig YANG models.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid time away (vacation, holidays, sick time)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development