Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
About the role
The Cisco MX (Cloud-managed security and SD-WAN) QA team ensures the end-to-end system of the Meraki MX and Cisco Catalyst product line is ready to use. The team tests customer use cases, integration testing, scalability testing, stress and longevity testing, and qualifies security services.
Responsibilities
- Develop a strong understanding of Cisco Meraki MX use cases and workflows in customer environments.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and development teams to represent QA in requirements and design discussions.
- Create and execute test strategies, reporting results and metrics to ensure feature quality.
- Build and maintain automation scripts to support CI/CD and improve regression test coverage.
- Drive innovation by applying AI-driven ideas and contributing to feature development with a Test Driven Development approach.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, combined with 7 years of related experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, or in routing or SD-WAN domains, or Master's Degree of Science Degree in Computer Science, combined with 4 years of related experience, or PhD, combined with 1 year of related experience.
- 3+ years of Automation/Development experience.
- Proficiency in writing quality feature development code with one of the programming languages such as: Ruby, Python, C, C++, Golang and hands-on experience with AI coding tools and Gen-AI prompting techniques.
- In-depth knowledge of SDWAN, Security, Layer-2(VLAN/802.1Q), and Layer-3 (BGP/IP/OSPF/VPN/IPSec/NAT).
- Good understanding of traffic generators such as TRex, Linux Tools, Spirent, IXIA, etc and ability to explore tools and techniques to improvise testing.
Preferred Qualifications
- AI usage day-in and day-out.
- Feature bug fixing with better quality in Firmware or Backend or UI.
- The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and management.
- Research of applications and Framework experience – Obtained patent(s), Published Whitepaper / Yellow paper on embedded solutions.
- Experience with developing frameworks for CI/CD pipelines.
- Working experience with Cisco Meraki and/or Cisco Catalyst Devices.
Benefits
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below.
Pay
The starting salary range posted for this position is $137,000.00 to $200,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Schedule
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.