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Software QA Engineer

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18 hours ago
Richardson, TX, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$103k - $147k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Validate end-to-end wireless solutions involving access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms.
  • Develop and execute system-level test plans to identify defects and support release readiness.
  • Build and integrate Python-based automated tests.
  • Integrate agentic AI workflows into CI/CD pipelines for test generation and failure analysis.
  • Configure and troubleshoot network devices in Linux command-line environments.
  • Collaborate with development teams on root-cause investigations throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, plus 2+ years of experience.
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, switching, routing, and authentication protocols.
  • Knowledge of Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11 standards.
  • Experience configuring and troubleshooting network devices in Linux command-line environments.
  • Experience scripting or programming with Python to build and integrate automated tests.
  • Preferred experience testing enterprise-grade wireless access points or LAN controllers.
  • Preferred knowledge of Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, WPA2/WPA3, RADIUS, and EAP.
  • Preferred hands-on experience building agentic AI workflows using RAG, tool calling, or orchestration frameworks.
  • Preferred familiarity with Wireshark, iPerf, and wireless spectrum analyzers.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
  • Paid holidays, floating holiday, birthday and wellness days, vacation or flexible time off depending on classification, sick time, and emergency family leave.
  • Up to 10 paid volunteer days per year and eligibility for annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
  • Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.
  • The stated starting salary range is $103,200.00 to $146,800.00, with higher location-specific ranges listed for certain U.S. states and metropolitan areas.

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10,000+ employees

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.

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