Senior Software QA Technical Leader - Automation and Test Architecture

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test suites for cloud-native and on-premises environments.
• Implement and extend test frameworks such as Robot Framework, Pytest, or similar frameworks to cover end-to-end, integration, and regression testing needs.
• Contribute to the architecture and evolution of the test infrastructure, ensuring reusability and maintainability.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and drive improvements in test execution speed and reliability.
• Collaborate with developers, SREs, and product managers to define quality standards, acceptance criteria, and test plans.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and isolate failures in complex distributed systems.
• Participate in code and test reviews, offering feedback to ensure quality-first engineering practices.
• Maintain test data, environment configurations, and test mocks/stubs for stable test execution.
• Promote observability and test analytics (e.g., test logs, test coverage reports, flaky test tracking).

Requirements

• 5+ years of demonstrated ability in software quality engineering, with a focus on automation.
• Proficiency in Robot Framework, Selenium, Pytest, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with scripting/programming languages such as Python, Shell, or JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of test architecture, automation patterns, and layered testing approaches.
• Experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Familiarity with testing in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience in testing security products or platforms.
• Background in performance, reliability, or compliance testing.

Qualifications

• No specific formal educational qualifications specified in the description.

Benefits & Perks

• 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 wellbeing offerings.
• Up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, including one floating holiday and a day off for birthdays.
• Vacation time off: up to 16 days for non-exempt employees, flexible vacation policy for exempt employees.
• Sick Time Off: 80 hours provided at hire and annually, with up to 160 hours maximum carryover.
• Paid time off for critical or emergency issues.
• Additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.