Technical Leader – Solution Testing & Quality
Core
Design, script, and execute comprehensive load, stress, endurance, and benchmarking tests across UI, API, and backend layers to ensure system reliability for Cisco's cloud-native technologies.
Role type
Senior IC solution testing and quality engineering leader
Builds
Scalable, AI-driven performance testing solutions for modern cloud-native technologies
Domain
Enterprise networking, cloud platforms, and distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python or Java programming, UI/API automation (Selenium, Playwright, PyTest, REST Assured), networking technologies (BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, L2/L3), Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, CI/CD, distributed systems, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, technical leadership
Preferred skills
E2E solution testing strategy architecture, AI/GenAI and LLM-assisted testing, Cisco products and enterprise platforms, Splunk, Wireshark, test strategy and methodologies, mentoring engineers
Technologies
Selenium, Playwright, PyTest, REST Assured, AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, Splunk, Wireshark
Responsibilities
Design and execute performance tests across UI, API, and backend layers; develop and maintain test plans and automation documentation; leverage AI tools to accelerate test case generation; diagnose performance bottlenecks across servers and infrastructure; integrate automated test suites into DevOps pipelines; mentor engineers and drive adoption of modern testing practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
