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Engineering

Senior Software QA Technical Leader - Automation and Test Architecture

  • - Hybrid Remote

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled and driven Senior QA Engineer to help elevate the quality and reliability of our security platform services. In this role, you will contribute to build robust automated testing frameworks, ensure test coverage across critical workflows, and partner with engineering and DevOps teams to embed quality across the software development lifecycle. You will bring expertise in automation tools, architecture-level thinking, and a strong focus on CI/CD integration and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test suites for cloud-native and on-premises environments.
  • Implement and extend test frameworks such as Robot Framework, Pytest, or similar frameworks to cover end-to-end, integration, and regression testing needs.
  • Contribute to the architecture and evolution of the test infrastructure, ensuring reusability and maintainability.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and drive improvements in test execution speed and reliability.
  • Collaborate with developers, SREs, and product managers to define quality standards, acceptance criteria, and test plans.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and isolate failures in complex distributed systems.
  • Participate in code and test reviews, offering feedback to ensure quality-first engineering practices.
  • Maintain test data, environment configurations, and test mocks/stubs for stable test execution.
  • Promote observability and test analytics (e.g., test logs, test coverage reports, flaky test tracking).

Must Haves

  • 5+ years of demonstrated ability in software quality engineering, with a focus on automation.
  • Proficiency in Robot Framework, Selenium, Pytest, or similar tools.
  • Hands-on experience with scripting/programming languages such as Python, Shell, or JavaScript.
  • Strong understanding of test architecture, automation patterns, and layered testing approaches.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD.
  • Familiarity with testing in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across functional teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in testing security products or platforms.
  • Background in performance, reliability, or compliance testing.
Base Salary Range for Bay Area, California $173,100.00 to $241,700.00
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location.

What We Offer You:

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period.
Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
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