Software QA Engineer

Job title:

Software QA Engineer

Company

Cisco Systems

Job description

Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today, but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.Cisco is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer who is passionate about finding defects in code and improving the quality of our Cisco products!Whom You’ll Work With:We are looking to hire a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Secure Client Team. The Cisco Secure Client helps enable a highly secure connectivity experience across a broad set of PC and mobile devices.Our diverse groups deployed products on over 130 million latest desktop and mobile devices, including iPhone, Android, and Windows Phones. Join us!What You’ll Do:

• You’ll learn new skills and product features, supported by a great team environment
• Working with developers, you’ll independently design and plan tests to ensure the quality of our products
• You will craft testing supporting documentation
• Through tests that you devise, you’ll discover defects and drive them through the resolution
• Proactively troubleshoot and solve issues related to the entire protocol stack
• Using Python, Java, or similar languages, you’ll create automated test suites, test frameworks and support their continual enhancement
• Collaborate with other Cisco teams, including Development, Escalation, Documentation, and Marketing teams

Who You Are:You are self-motivated, driven, and engaged. You’re passionate about testing and enjoy collaborating in a team-based environment. You have fun learning new technologies. You want to get to the bottom of things, understand what’s happening, and make a difference! You are someone who doesn’t give up when faced with complex problems.

• You have at least four years of software QA experience with an MSEE/CS or 7 years of QA experience with a BSEE/CS or related technical degree or PhD with at least 1 year of related experience
• Practical experience working with TCP/IP stack and networking/security protocols
• You have solid work experience with one of the Desktop platorms: Windows, macOS, and Linux and firewalls
• You understand and worked on software testing methodology
• Experience in creating test plans, finding defects and creating required documentation independently
• You have a consistent track record of building positive relationships with technical engineers and non-technical customers
• You possess superb verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members and providing detailed documentation on products

Desired Skills:

• Experience in testing VPN clients, firewalls, or other network/application security products
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP stack and virtualization
• Secure coding and encryption protocol experience
• Experience with regression testing and automation tools
• Working experience on security concepts such as SSL, Digital Certificates, code signing, etc.
• Agile development process experience

Why Cisco Secure:#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique. We bring our talents to work as a team daily, helping power an inclusive future for all. Get to know us!We’re global, adaptable, and diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we’re missing is YOU.Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture committed to driving innovation and allowing you to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin, and we know we’re better together. That’s why we’re dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.What else can you expect? Ongoing investment in your growth-that’s why we offer many employee resource groups (called Inclusive Communities), mentorship programs, and hundreds of learning resources to level up your skillset and explore your interests consistently. Because when you succeed, we succeed!“Cisco Secure offers an environment that combines cutting-edge, mission-critical technology with some of the brightest, most diverse set of people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.” – Chief of Staff, EngineeringJoin Cisco Secure – 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 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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:.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.

Expected salary

Location

Galway

Job date

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:34:22 GMT

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