QA Engineer - Automation, Proxy, Networking | 8 - 12 yrs
Core
Own end-to-end quality for the Cisco AI Agent Gateway, a distributed platform enabling secure connections between AI agents and enterprise tools via proxy, networking, and security controls.
Role type
Senior QA Automation Engineer (Networking, Security, Proxy)
Builds
Secure AI Agent Gateway services, distributed systems, and identity-aware access platforms
Domain
Network Security, Cloud Infrastructure, AI/LLM Integration, Proxy Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
End-to-end testing strategy, Test automation (Golang/Python), Distributed systems testing, Network protocol testing (TCP/UDP/DNS/TLS/HTTP/QUIC), Security testing (OAuth/OIDC/SAML/ZTNA), CI/CD pipeline integration, Container diagnostics, Performance and resilience testing
Preferred skills
Envoy/H2O/xDS proxy platforms, Kubernetes and AWS deployment testing, Chaos engineering and load testing, OpenTelemetry/Prometheus/Grafana, LLM workflow and MCP client/server validation
Technologies
Golang, Python, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Envoy, H2O, xDS, Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, TCP/IP, TLS/mTLS, HTTP/1.1/2/3, QUIC, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML
Responsibilities
Design and automate component, API, integration, end-to-end, performance, security, and resilience tests; Validate control-plane and data-plane behavior under latency, concurrency, and failure scenarios; Test TCP, UDP, TLS, DNS, routing, and policy enforcement; Validate MCP clients, servers, authentication, and secure agent workflows; Own risk-based quality planning and release readiness; Diagnose complex failures across application, proxy, and network boundaries
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC