Software Development Test Engineer
About The Position
Cisco Networking’s Wireless Engineering System Integration Test team validates end-to-end enterprise Wi-Fi solutions across access points, controllers, switches, and cloud platforms. The team ensures high-performing, secure connectivity in complex, customer-representative environments and partners with cross-functional engineering teams to use automation and emerging AI tools to accelerate validation, improve failure analysis, and drive product excellence. As a Wi-Fi QA Engineer, you will own assigned test areas from requirements review through release. You will design and implement integration test plans covering functionality, interoperability, performance, scale, and security. You will build and maintain Python-based automation integrated into CI/CD pipelines, investigate issues through root cause analysis using packet captures, telemetry, RF data, and system diagnostics, and use AI agents for test generation, log analysis, and defect triage. The role focuses on identifying critical system-level defects early, optimizing lab productivity, and serving as a quality partner across the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.
- Experience in software quality engineering, system integration testing, network engineering, or a related field, including testing sophisticated networked or distributed systems.
- Knowledge of enterprise Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11.
- Experience with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, switching, routing, multicast, QoS, and network authentication.
- Strong troubleshooting skills using packet captures, logs, telemetry, and command-line tools.
- Expertise in Python or a comparable programming language, including developing and maintaining automated tests.
- Experience with complex failures and collaborating across engineering teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently.
Nice To Haves
- Experience testing enterprise access points, wireless LAN controllers, and cloud-managed networking.
- Knowledge of Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, or Wi-Fi 7, including roaming, RF behavior, spectrum use, and client interoperability.
- Expertise with WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, RADIUS, EAP, identity services, and wireless security.
- Experience with high availability, redundancy, software upgrades, large-scale deployments, or system performance.
- Familiarity with Wireshark, iPerf, traffic generators, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, or wireless packet capture.
- Experience with REST APIs, Git, containers, test frameworks, and CI/CD platforms.
- Experience using generative AI or AI agents for test creation, log analysis, troubleshooting, or defect management.
- Familiarity with agent evaluation, retrieval, tool security, guardrails, and human review.
- Cisco Enterprise Switching or Wireless certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, or CCIE Enterprise Wireless.
Responsibilities
- Own assigned test areas from requirements review through release.
- Design and implement integration test plans covering functionality, interoperability, performance, scale, and security.
- Build and maintain Python-based automated tests integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Perform root cause analysis using packet captures, telemetry, RF data, and system diagnostics.
- Use AI agents for test generation, log analysis, and defect triage, applying RAG and structured workflows to improve test coverage and investigation efficiency.
- Identify critical system-level defects early and optimize lab productivity.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and champion technical excellence.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays and floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
