Software Technical Leader, Test Automation, Splunk
About The Position
The application window is expected to close on: 09/17/2026. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Are you ready to shape the future of AI-powered quality? We are seeking a visionary Technical Leader to architect the bold roadmap for our AI-agentic Security Operations Center (SOC)! Together, we define the strategic direction that secures the absolute reliability and performance of our most complex systems. We work to mentor world-class engineering talent, drive the adoption of groundbreaking benchmarking, and catalyze the evolution of our quality ecosystems. Join us as we work to transform high-level challenges into scalable, high-impact solutions. This role is designed for a strategic innovator who translates high-level quality challenges into scalable architectural solutions, driving engineering efficiency through sophisticated evaluation strategies and multi-functional leadership. In this role, you will mentor top-tier engineering talent and implement groundbreaking benchmarking protocols that redefine technical performance!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of experience in software development and test automation, to include experience architecting large-scale testing ecosystems.
- Demonstrated experience in programming, to include Python and Go, with a demonstrated ability to design scalable, maintainable, and high-performance testing infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience with security compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience with modern performance testing methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience using AI to build automation (writing AI skills to build test automation)
Nice To Haves
- Exceptional capacity to translate complex, ambiguous quality challenges into structured, actionable, and long-term architectural strategies.
- Proven ability to innovate within the AI/ML landscape, applying modern tooling to drive detection efficacy and system reliability.
- Go, Python, Contract testing frameworks, Playwright.
- OCSF validation libraries, vacuum linter, Caldera, tenant isolation probes, and audit log validation.
- Deep expertise in LLM APIs (Claude, Codex), prompt engineering, and the design of agentic workflows. Proficiency in demonstrating LangChain and LangSmith to ensure model reliability, AI behavioral regression, and LLM-as-judge frameworks.
- K6, Terra VM (Security Suite), and JMeter.
Responsibilities
- Define and oversee the architectural roadmap for PQ foundations and evaluation frameworks, ensuring robust assessment capabilities for AI agents, complex workflows, and underlying system processes.
- Identify systemic gaps in testing methodologies and lead the development of AI-based solutions or agents to proactively mitigate risk and enhance system integrity.
- Drive the technical culture by mentoring engineering talent, conducting architectural reviews, and guiding teams through the validation of complex technical hypotheses.
- Oversee the lifecycle of proof-of-concepts (POCs), establishing rigorous standards for experimentation and the validation of novel testing paradigms.
- Ensure that testing processes consistently deliver reliable, high-quality outcomes at scale, maintaining alignment with enterprise-level quality standards.
- Set the technical standard for groundbreaking validation techniques, including LLM-as-judge methodologies, tenant isolation probes, and behavioral regression suites.
- Partner with engineering leadership to enforce rigorous contract testing, audit log validation, and security compliance, ensuring seamless integration of quality across the development lifecycle.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
