Software QA Engineer

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Quality Assurance
  • Compensation Range
    146600 USD - 203100 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud & AI (DCN & Compute), Software Development
  • Job Id
    1437360

The application window is expected to close on: 3/14/2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

The Intersight Engineering group is a key part of Cisco's Compute portfolio, dedicated to developing Cisco Intersight—a cloud-based system management platform for Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) and other data center products. Intersight leverages sophisticated analytics and machine learning to provide actionable intelligence, enabling IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments. The platform offers both cloud-based and on-premise solutions, ensuring flexibility and scalability for diverse IT needs. 

As a member of the Intersight engineering group, you will be at the forefront of innovation, working on groundbreaking technologies that shape the future of server management. You will collaborate with a dynamic team of experts, contributing to the development of solutions that have a significant impact on Cisco's extensive customer base and the broader IT industry. 

Your Impact

As a QA Automation Engineer on the team, you will be responsible for testing Cisco Intersight features to enable new Cisco Compute hardware platforms (that include Fabric Interconnect, Servers, Adapters, Storage controllers) and firmware, while providing continued support for all supported Cisco UCS platforms. You will use innovative testing approaches to ensure high quality and influence the team to do the same. Other responsibilities include…

  • Understand new feature requirements, review feature functional specification and develop feature testplans and testcases and conduct peer review of the testplan. 
  • Automate UI and Rest API test cases to test the Intersight cloud application using Python and Selenium Webdriver 
  • Set up and configure compute, server and storage hardware such as Blade Servers, Rack Servers and Fabric Interconnects in the lab to qualify the hardware and software features. Update Firmware on various Compute hardware as required for testing. 
  • Collaborate with development and execute the planned testcases and identify defects and verify fixes. Deliver the Feature with high quality and give a demo to stake holders 
  • Work as part of an agile scrum team and prepare and present your work with all stakeholders as part of Sprint Demos 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience 
  • 2+ years of experience automating test plans using Python. 
  • Experience in setup or configuration of datacenter hardware such as Blade Servers, Rack Servers, Fabric Interconnect, Chassis, Adaptors, Storage Controller, Ethernet switch or FC switch 
  • Experience working in Linux Operating System and working with VMWare Hypervisor 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience using Selenium Webdriver for UI automation 
  • Experience in dev-test activities of a cloud-based network management software, including test scoping, planning, execution, test automation, and coordinating with other teams. 
  • Experience troubleshooting ethernet Switch and FC Switch connectivity issues in the lab, working with Ethernet adapters, storage controllers, BIOS, BMC. 
  • Experience working with Pure Storage arrays and Netapp Storage arrays. 
  • Experience Installing Operating systems on Servers. 
  • Experience working with docker or other containerizations platforms, MongoDB. 
  • Experience running Kubernetes commands and check pod status, reviewing service logs. 
  • Experience working with Jenkins to establish CI/CD pipelines 
  • Experience working with Git or similar version control system 

Why Cisco 

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. 

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. 

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! 

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us! 

                               

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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