2 days ago
Base Salary
$168k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop test plans, validation matrices, automated tests, acceptance criteria, and exit criteria for AI cluster solutions.
- Execute CVIS/NVIS, AI Cluster Validation, GPU burn, NCCL, workload, resilience, and interoperability test suites.
- Model workloads, profile end-to-end performance, analyze bottlenecks, and produce benchmark reports.
- Validate Cisco network-switch, multi-plane, top-of-rack, compute, storage, and software integrations.
- Drive defect triage, evidence collection, release qualification, RA certification, and acceptance-report packaging.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related experience, master's degree plus 4 years, PhD plus 1 year, or equivalent related work experience.
- Experience building and executing end-to-end validation for GPU or distributed AI systems.
- Experience with test strategy, automation, Python, Linux, performance analysis, and defect triage.
- Experience translating system requirements into measurable tests, acceptance criteria, and release gates.
- Experience with technical writing and cross-functional communication.
- Preferred experience includes NVIS, NVIDIA GPU platforms, NCCL, Kubernetes, Slurm, network testing, storage validation, benchmark engineering, workload modeling, CI-based testing, observability, release management, Cisco networking, and AI cluster reference architectures.
Benefits
- Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; basic life insurance; paid holidays, vacation or flexible time off, sick time, wellness days, volunteer time, and other paid leave.
- Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock units and annual bonuses subject to company policies.
- The posting lists a U.S./Canada starting salary range and additional location-specific salary ranges; work arrangement is not specified.
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About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.