Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3

Cisco

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Remote (Usa-Milpitas, US) Posted 43 days ago $165,000–$241,400 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer on the IOS-XR team, you will design and automate customer use cases for 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 strong background in networking protocols such as ISIS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, LDP, RSVP, Segment routing, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN, along with experience in Python programming, network automation, and software quality assurance. Preferred qualifications include hands-on experience with tools like GIT, Jira, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and network monitoring solutions such as Grafana, telegraf, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, and traffic generators like Ixia and Spirent.

Skills

Python pyATS Ansible Robot Grafana Elasticsearch InfluxDB Ixia Spirent gNMI gRPC NETCONF YANG REST APIs RPC Linux Docker Kubernetes GIT Jira Jenkins CI/CD Cisco IOS-XR

What you'll do

  • Design and develop innovative test frameworks and tools for customer use cases.
  • Automate and configure customer use cases based on IOS-XR platforms dynamically.
  • Drive both manual and automated test case execution to ensure quality.
  • Reproduce and resolve customer issues in internal labs, generating detailed reports.
  • Continuously improve test coverage, performance, and automation efficiency.

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.
  • Networking domain experience with L2/L3 protocols including ISIS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, RSVP, and Segment routing.
  • Experience in networking automation or software quality assurance.
  • Hands-on experience with network automation frameworks like pyATS, Pytest Ansible & Robot.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $161k
This role $203k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $137,762–$184,987 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $203k versus about $161k 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 121 open roles on FindRole.

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