Software QA Automation Engineer (Multi-Cloud Networking & Automation)

About the role

Meet the Team Join the founding QA team ensuring Cisco’s multi-cloud networking platform is production-ready for Early 2026 Alpha launch. As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll architect test automation frameworks, validate complex distributed systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and ensure MCN networking services meet the highest quality standards.

Your Impact Build comprehensive test automation for MCN’s Alpha launch in Early 2026—ensuring IPsec tunnels, BGP routing, and AutoVPN work flawlessly at scale for Fortune 500 customers.

What You’ll Do Build Test Automation Frameworks: Design scalable test frameworks using Python with Pytest, Robot Framework, or Selenium

E2E Networking Tests: Create sophisticated tests for IPsec tunnels, BGP routing, AutoVPN mesh, and cross-cloud connectivity

Multi-Cloud Quality Assurance: Ensure consistent behavior and performance across AWS, Azure, and GCP deployments

Scale Testing: Design and execute scale tests to validate production traffic loads across regional deployments

AI-Powered Testing: Build MCP servers and AI agents that generate intelligent test cases, detect anomalies, and provide automated root cause analysis

CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into GitHub Actions pipelines for continuous validation

Minimum Qualifications 8-12 years QA automation experience building test suites

Python expertise for test automation and tooling

Test frameworks - Pytest, Robot Framework, Selenium, or Cypress

Networking knowledge - TCP/IP, routing, VPN concepts

Cloud experience - AWS, Azure, or GCP in production

API testing proficiency (REST APIs, GraphQL)

Debugging complex distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications IPsec protocol and VPN testing experience

Multi-cloud testing (AWS + Azure + GCP)

Performance testing tools (Locust, k6, JMeter)

BDD/Cucumber methodologies

We’ll Teach You VPP (Vector Packet Processing) data plane testing

MCN networking architecture (AutoVPN, IPsec, BGP, SD-WAN)

Building AI-powered test automation with MCP servers

Tech Stack Core: Python, Pytest, Robot Framework, Selenium, Cypress Languages: Python (primary), Go (test tools), JavaScript (UI tests) Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP Tools: Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, ELK We know everyone’s stack is different and skills translate. If you’ve built test automation at scale and love learning, you’re likely a great fit.

Standout Candidates Have ·      VPP or high-performance networking testing experience ·      Chaos engineering expertise (Chaos Monkey, Gremlin, LitmusChaos) ·      Multi-cloud production testing across AWS + Azure + GCP ·      Open-source test framework contributions or maintainership

Why Cisco?  At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.  We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.