Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3

Cisco

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$165,000–$241,400 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
Closes
Jun 5, 2026 (soon)

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $163k
This role $203k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $137,979–$188,081 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $203k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

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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

Cisco currently has 134 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,800–$241,400 across 134 roles with salary data.

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

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As a Senior QA Automation Engineer on the Cisco team, you will design and automate customer use cases for IOS-XR platforms like ASR9K, NCS5500, and 8000, creating test plans and prioritizing tasks based on customer needs. You’ll develop innovative test frameworks and web-based GUIs using analytics and machine learning to analyze execution results, while also driving both manual and automated testing, tracking defects, and collaborating with development teams to validate use cases. This role requires a Bachelors in STEM with 7+ years or Masters with 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python, and expertise in L2/L3 networking protocols. Preferred qualifications include CCIE certification, experience with RDMA technologies, network automation tools like pyATS and Ansible, and UNIX/Linux environments.

Skills

Python pyATS Ansible Jenkins RobotFramework CiscoNSO UNIX Linux Bash UnixShellScripting MPLS-LDP RSVP-TE SegmentRouting IPv6 EVPN L2/L3VPN SNMP Telemetry gNMI gRPC Netconf OpenConfigYangModels ISIS BGP MPLS GRE MPLS-TE LDP RSVP RoCE iWARP InfiniBand OpenFlow

What you'll do

  • Design and develop innovative test frameworks for customer use cases on IOS-XR platforms.
  • Automate and configure customer use cases based on dynamic prioritization of tasks.
  • Develop web-based GUIs using analytics and machine learning to display execution results.
  • Drive both manual and automated testing, track defects, and verify fixes.
  • Continuously improve test coverage and automation performance for optimal configuration.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelors in STEM with 7+ years or Masters in STEM with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • 3+ years of programming experience with Python and networking domain expertise.
  • Experience in automation and software quality assurance for L2/L3 protocols.
  • Design and develop test frameworks, tools, and web-based GUIs using analytics.
  • Collaborate with development teams to understand and validate customer use cases.

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