Meet the team
Join the Cisco IIoT team to work on product development for industrial switching and routing solutions that transform industrial operations. The team builds secure, scalable technologies across industrial networking, edge computing, and IoT security, helping customers in manufacturing, energy, transportation, and smart cities improve efficiency through real-time insights. Cisco offers software engineers a unique experience that blends the scale and resources of a global organization with a startup-like culture, strong collaboration, and broad growth opportunities.
Your Impact:
- Design and build tools to test Cisco products, validating quality and stability from a System/Solution perspective, emulating real customer environments with wireless deployments.
- Create Cisco Validated Profiles and maintain systematic documentation for end-to-end solutions and equipment.
- Plan and execute automated and manual tests for Industrial IoT products, wireless, and LAN controllers across public and private clouds.
- Reproduce and analyze customer-reported issues for IIoT and Enterprise products, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution.
- Improve testing effectiveness using advanced approaches, tools, and technologies; adopt AI/ML techniques to enhance automation and manual execution.
- Support the team in expanding networking and test technology knowledge, retaining critical learnings for the department.
- Work with local and remote teams to review Product Requirements, Functional and Design Specifications, and test strategies for unit, integration, and system testing.
- Drive innovation by proposing new ideas that contribute to patents and IP value for the company.
Minimum Qualifications
We are seeking a QA Engineer with 8+ years in real-time embedded systems, leading large solutions and high-performance teams with end-to-end system understanding.
- Proficient in Python coding with a proven track record to build high-quality, inclusive automation test frameworks.
- Proven knowledge -on expertise in networking, including routers, switches, L2/L3 routing and switching technologies, VLANs, OSPF, and other key network protocols
- Experience with control/data plane software, Linux/RTOS/Networking OS internals, and performance/scale testing of new platforms and features.
- Skilled in writing high-quality code using the AI/ML tools throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Good exposure to controllers and network management systems, with a focus on innovation and test acceleration.
- Excellent verbal/written communication with a proven ability to design and implement complex technical solutions.
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years in real-time embedded systems with end-to-end system understanding and leading large solutions/high-performance teams
- Proficient in Python coding and building high-quality, inclusive automation test frameworks
- Proven expertise in networking: routers, switches, L2/L3 routing and switching technologies, VLANs, OSPF, and other key network protocols
- Experience with control/data plane software, Linux/RTOS/Networking OS internals, and performance/scale testing of platforms/features
- Skilled in using AI/ML tools throughout the software development lifecycle to write high-quality code and improve testing
- Exposure to controllers and network management systems with focus on innovation and test acceleration
- Excellent verbal and written communication and ability to design and implement complex technical solutions
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
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