Senior QA Automation Engineer, Networking L2/L3

Cisco

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Milpitas, CA
Salary
$167,700–$245,200 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
60 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

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Above market

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Senior QA Automation Engineer, Networking L2/L3

The Senior QA Automation Engineer joins the Customer Validation Testing team to qualify and automate influential technologies and XR platforms for high-end Web and Service Provider customers. You will design, configure, and qualify customer use cases based on IOS-XR for ASR9K, NCS5500, and 8000 platforms. Daily responsibilities include crafting test plans, developing innovative test frameworks, and building web-based GUIs using analytics and machine learning to analyze execution results. You will drive manual and automated test cases, track defects, and reproduce customer issues in internal labs. Required skills include Python programming and experience with L2/L3 networking protocols like BGP, MPLS, and IPv6. You should also possess experience with GIT, Jira, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines, as well as networking automation tools like pyATS, Ansible, and Robot.

What you'll do

  • Design, automate, configure, and qualify customer use cases based on IOS-XR platforms.
  • Generate test plans and prioritize tasks dynamically based on specific customer demands.
  • Develop innovative test frameworks and tools to support the test execution environment.
  • Create web-based GUIs using analytics and machine learning to display and analyze execution results.
  • Drive test cases through manual and automated execution while tracking and verifying defects.
  • Proactively improve test coverage, execution, and automation to optimize performance and configuration.
  • Reproduce customer issues in internal test labs and generate corresponding test executions.
  • Validate customer use cases by collaborating with development teams, account teams, and customers.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's in STEM with 7+ years of relevant experience or Master's in STEM with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • 3+ years of programming experience with Python.
  • Experience in networking automation or software quality assurance.
  • Experience with L2 or L3 networking protocols such as ISIS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, MPLS-TE, LDP, RSVP, Segment routing, L2VPN, L3VPN, and EVPN.
  • Hands-on experience with GIT, Jira, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipeline tools (preferred).
  • Industry certification such as CCIE/CCNP/Cisco DevNet (preferred).
  • Experience with network automation frameworks like pyATS, Pytest, Ansible, and Robot (preferred).
  • Experience with network monitoring tools, traffic generators, network programmability, or virtualization/containerization technologies (preferred).

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