Software QA Engineer

About the role

Cisco is hiring a Software QA Engineer to work on testing, breaking, and bulletproofing future-gen software architectures before they launch at scale globally.

Responsibilities

• Test Case Execution: Write, update, and systematically execute comprehensive test plans and functional test cases designed to validate next-gen wireless features.
• Script Automation: Develop, expand, and maintain internal test automation frameworks and regression scripts using Python or similar programming tools.
• Result Diagnostics: Review system logs, analyze product automation testing traces, and quickly identify software performance gaps or architectural defects.
• Issue Reproduction: Recreate complex customer-facing issues and multi-tier edge cases within controlled physical lab environments.
• Lab Infrastructure Support: Assist with setting up, reconfiguring, and upgrading software testbeds and physical lab devices (routers, switches, and wireless access points).
• AI Productivity Adaptation: Learn and adopt modern AI-assisted engineering tools (such as GitHub Copilot and Cursor) to optimize code development, script efficiency, and testing velocity.

Eligibility

• Full-time Bachelor’s degree (B.E / B.Tech / B.Sc) tracking Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an adjacent technical field.
• Grounded programming fundamentals built on a strong scripting foundation, preferably utilizing Python.
• Practical familiarity with conceptual internet protocols, routing parameters, and infrastructure standards including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and routing basics.
• Sharp analytical debugging skills combined with a proactive, detail-oriented style for analyzing core system behaviors.

Skills

• Python programming experience
• Core networking academic projects
• CCNA coursework