Cisco—Security Engineer

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Description: Meet the Team Our team is a dynamic group of innovators dedicated to building software that prioritizes simplification and provides an exceptional user experience. We offer software services used across the enterprise, we follow industry-leading development standards, ensuring our solutions are both secure and user-centric. By collaborating closely with design and product management, we deliver high-impact results that shape the future of our enterprise solutions. We pride ourselves on a culture of continuous improvement, where we document our processes and challenge one another to refine our software development lifecycle. We are excited to welcome a new member who shares our passion for technical excellence and collaborative innovation. Your Impact You will own end-to-end quality assurance across web and mobile applications, design and implement test automation frameworks, leverage AI-powered test generation and self-healing automation to accelerate quality delivery, develop risk-based test strategies, and drive continuous quality improvements across enterprise platforms. You will collaborate with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions while mentoring team members and fostering a culture of quality. Responsibilities - Define and execute end-to-end test strategies, test plans, and risk-based quality approaches for enterprise applications. - Design, develop, and maintain UI and API test automation frameworks using Playwright with Pytest, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and high code reusability through Page Object Model (POM) patterns. - Drive AI-powered test generation and self-healing test automation using tools like Playwright Test Agents and GitHub Copilot; leverage prompt engineering to accelerate test script creation, maintenance, and auto-repair of failing tests. - Perform comprehensive Functional, Non-Functional, API, Database, and Performance Testing across web and mobile platforms (Android & iOS). - Validate complex application migrations and enterprise-scale transitions involving large numbers of users and configurations. - Collaborate with Product Management, UX teams, and development teams to validate UI/UX prototypes and ensure compliance with design specifications. - Establish and maintain CI/CD integrated test pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins for continuous quality feedback. - Monitor application health and quality using observability tools (Splunk); analyze production metrics to identify quality trends and drive improvements. - Mentor and guide QA team members on testing methodologies, automation best practices, and domain-specific knowledge sharing. - Manage test documentation, traceability matrices, and test management tools to ensure complete requirements coverage. - Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives; occasionally fulfil Scrum Master responsibilities. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelors (8-12 years) or Master’s degree(6-10 years) in Computer Science, EE/ECE or related fields. - 10+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with expertise in Functional, Non-Functional, Automation, Web, and Mobile Application Testing. - Hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright (with Pytest) and/or Robot Framework (with Selenium). - Proficiency in API testing using Postman, and performance testing using JMeter or equivalent tools. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) and version control (GitHub). - Strong programming/scripting skills in Python; working knowledge of SQL for database validation. - Experience with database systems: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Microsoft SQL Server. - Proficiency in test management tools: Jira, Confluence, qTest, or HP ALM. - Experience testing mobile applications on Android and iOS using real devices, simulators, and tools like Appium, Android Studio, and Xcode. - Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills in distributed systems. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams including developers and product owners. - Experience mentoring engineers and driving quality culture across the organization. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with debugging and verification methodologies - Experience with AI-powered test generation, self-healing test frameworks, and intelligent automation tools (Playwright Test Agents, GitHub Copilot, MABL, or similar). - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/Docker-based test environments and containerized test execution. - Experience with BDD frameworks (Behave, Cucumber) for behavior-driven test development. - Knowledge of security testing tools: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, or SAST/DAST. - Experience with contract testing (Pact) or service virtualization for microservices-based platforms. - ISTQB Advanced Level or relevant testing certifications. - Experience with load/performance testing at scale (10,000+ concurrent users). 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. Disclaimer To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will: - be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career site - begin with screening or an interview - originate from a Cisco email address, and - be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx Cisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than https://careers.cisco.com or cisco.wd5.myworkday.com, do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport. If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider filing a report with your local law enforcement authorities. Cisco bears no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for any claims, damages, expenses, or other inconvenience resulting from or in any way connected to recruiting scams. Skills: security monitoring, incident response, ci/cd, security guardrails, sailpoint, api, splunk, selenium test, automation scripting, analytical skills, automation, change management, powershell, python, encryption implementation, privileged role management, robot framework, ping, okta