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Application window is expected to close on 12/01/24
**This position is hybrid, requiring to be on site two days per week in our San Francisco, CA office.**
It’s magic.
Some say magic’s not real. Others say it’s a trick. But we know better. At Cisco Meraki, magic is crafted by the energy and passion of our employees, who shape our dynamic community and empower us to problem-solve for our customers. We experience magic all the time and see it unfold when something complex unexpectedly becomes intuitive, when technology works the way it was intended, or when everyone is valued for who they are. When our employees have the autonomy to make an impact, Meraki can accomplish our mission of connecting passionate people to their mission by simplifying the digital workplace.
About the Team
You will join the Meraki Security and SD-WAN (MX) Quality Assurance team that is fully embedded within Software Engineering. This team builds and runs any and all software and hardware tests to ensure that new releases meet our quality and reliability standards. Our products are used in over a million networks and our customers rely on our products to serve tens of millions of people. With the large footprint that we have, quality is our highest priority. We are looking for a senior QA test automation engineer who is as passionate about quality as we are. Your contributions will make a direct impact to the success of our business. Meraki engineers put customer experience first, own projects from beginning to end, and are empowered to make impactful decisions.
What You Will Be Doing
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the use cases/workflows of the Meraki MX deployed in the customer environment.
- End to end and system testing of various features
- Participate in requirements/design discussions with Product managers & development team and represent the QA team.
- Design a test strategy document for the Meraki MX features and collaborate with development teams to cover all aspects of the features being developed.
- Execution of tests and reporting test results, and test metrics pertaining to these tests.
- Develop automation scripts in parallel or ahead with feature testing to enable CI/CD (i.e Automation Driven Testing)
- Analyze the test gaps that resulted in customer issues and incorporate them into the test strategy.
- Understand and build tests to validate cross-platform feature support such as VPN.
- Identify gaps in the regression test automation and improve automation coverage.
What We Look For:
- 10+ years of testing experience in data networking, security, or cloud networking environment
- Strong ability to write quality software code (automation test code) with Python or Ruby
- 7+ years of test automation experience with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali-Cloud, ESXi, XEN
- A proven background with core network protocols like VLAN, TCP/IP, BGP, IPv6, etc.
Bonus Points
- Knowledge and experience in firewall, security vulnerability testing
- Performance testing using equipment such as Ixia or Spirent
- Using development infrastructure tools, such as Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, JIRA
- Coding in C++ or similar object-oriented programming languages
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.
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Compensation Range:
$126,400—$222,200 USD
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, 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 pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate 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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Meraki is a Greek word meaning “something done with soul, creativity, or love.” With this name as our mantra, we’re building a welcoming workplace that attracts eclectic, curious, purposeful people who unite to ignite our customers’ passions. Together, we create powerful, simple technology with the potential to change everything.
Why Work With Us
We believe that when passionate people are able to spend less time struggling with technology, they can spend more time on what matters—like teaching kids, running businesses, keeping airports safe, and connecting disaster victims with relief. That’s the real power of simplicity.
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