QA Automation Engineer

Cisco - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The QA Automation Engineer position at Cisco involves working within the Intersight Engineering group, focusing on the development and testing of Cisco Intersight, a cloud-based system management platform. The role emphasizes innovation in testing methodologies to ensure high-quality software for Cisco's Compute hardware platforms. The successful candidate will collaborate with a dynamic team to deliver impactful solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand new feature requirements, review feature functional specifications, and develop feature test plans and test cases, conducting peer reviews of the test plans.
• Automate UI and REST API test cases for the Intersight cloud application using Python and Selenium Webdriver.
• Set up and configure compute, server, and storage hardware in the lab to qualify hardware and software features, including updating firmware as required for testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to execute planned test cases, identify defects, verify fixes, and deliver features with high quality, including demos to stakeholders.
• Work as part of an agile scrum team, preparing and presenting work during Sprint Demos.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience automating test plans using Python.
• Experience in setup or configuration of datacenter hardware such as Blade Servers, Rack Servers, Fabric Interconnect, Chassis, Adaptors, Storage Controller, Ethernet switch, or FC switch.
• Experience working in Linux Operating System and with VMWare Hypervisor.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using Selenium Webdriver for UI automation.
• Experience in dev-test activities of cloud-based network management software, including test scoping, planning, execution, and automation.
• Experience troubleshooting Ethernet Switch and FC Switch connectivity issues in the lab.
• Experience working with Pure Storage arrays and Netapp Storage arrays.
• Experience installing operating systems on servers.
• Experience working with Docker or other containerization platforms, MongoDB.
• Experience running Kubernetes commands and checking pod status, reviewing service logs.
• Experience working with Jenkins to establish CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with Git or similar version control systems.

Benefits

• 10 days off each year for volunteering activities.
• Inclusive workplace culture that celebrates diversity and individuality.