Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3

Milpitas, California, USFull-time2026-04-21 → 2026-11-12

Core

Designing, automating, configuring, and qualifying customer use cases for IOS-XR networking platforms (ASR9K, NCS5500, 8000) and developing test frameworks with web-based GUIs.

Role type

Senior QA Automation Engineer (Networking)

Builds

Automated test frameworks, tools, and web-based GUIs for network qualification

Domain

Networking (L2/L3 protocols) + Software Quality Assurance

Required skills

Python, L2/L3 networking protocols (ISIS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, LDP, RSVP, Segment routing, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN), test automation, defect tracking, test framework design

Preferred skills

CCIE certification, RDMA/InfiniBand/RoCE/iWARP, OpenFlow, Netconf, REST API, network automation tools

Technologies

Python, IOS-XR, ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, NCS540, NCS560, NCS6K, CRS, 8000, InfiniBand, RoCE, iWARP, OpenFlow, Netconf, REST API

Responsibilities

Design and develop innovative test frameworks and tools; drive test cases manually and through automation; reproduce customer issues in internal test labs; collaborate with development and account teams to validate use cases

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Cisco

Software Development95913San Jose, CA, USFounded 1984

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