Cisco is hiring for the Role of the Software Engineer - QA Automation (Entry Level)!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for cloud-based applications.
• Implement test automation frameworks and tools that enhance testing efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand application features and architecture to design effective test strategies.
• Leverage AWS services to create scalable and robust test environments.
• Develop and execute automated tests for AWS services like Kafka, ensuring message integrity and performance.
• Monitor and analyse test results, identify issues, and work with the development team to resolve them.
• Continuously improve test processes and automation practices to enhance product quality and delivery speed.
• Document test plans, test cases, and test results for transparency and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

• BSc / MSc or equivalent experience in Engineering/computer science
• Up to 2 years of work experience in Cloud, SaaS applications test automation
• Validated experience in full stack test automation, specifically for cloud applications.
• Practiced experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda.
• Strong understanding of Kafka, including producing and consuming messages for test automation.
• Strong programming language skills (Python)
• Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks like Playwright, Selenium or similar.
• Knowledge of with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab etc…
• Exposure to Graph DB, MongoDB, and Cassandra.
• Experience working in Agile projects
• Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, and scalability of system architecture
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies and apply them effectively.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and analytical skills:
• Demonstrative problem-solving and multitasking skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Agility when working in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Critical thinking: ability to observe and consider the current system in terms of growth and stability.