AI-Driven Automation QA Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to lead the transformation of testing for the Circuit platform. You will design end-to-end, API, and performance tests, build scalable test frameworks, and integrate automation into CI/CD while leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to maintain robust, secure test artifacts.

You will drive AI-driven regression suites for new and legacy features, validate model outputs, and mentor the team as a testing leader in a hybrid Cisco environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years for Bachelors, 3+ for Masters, or 1+ for PhD in Computer Science/AI/related field.
• Experience in test automation and regression framework development.
• Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) for E2E automation and/or Python with Pytest/Robot Framework; familiarity with Selenium.
• Experience with REST API testing; GraphQL testing is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and automated testing best practices.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and Agile/Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain automated regression and end-to-end test suites for the Circuit platform using Playwright, Python/Pytest, and Selenium.
• Design and automate REST and GraphQL API test suites for functional correctness, contract validation, and performance.
• Plan and execute load, stress, and soak tests with k6 or JMeter and track TTFT and inter-token latency metrics.
• Use AI agents and tooling to generate and maintain regression suites while ensuring security compliance.
• Develop testing approaches for AI/LLM features, validating model responses, stability, and end-to-end AI agent workflows.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and build dashboards/reports; communicate quality metrics to leadership.
• Lead automation initiatives as Team Captain, defining standards and mentoring peers.

Skills

Test automation

Regression testing

Agile/Git workflows

AI-assisted coding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Playwright

Python

Pytest

Robot Framework

Selenium

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

k6

JMeter

Grafana

Allure

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to lead the transformation of testing for the Circuit platform. You will design end-to-end, API, and performance tests, build scalable test frameworks, and integrate automation into CI/CD while leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to maintain robust, secure test artifacts.

You will drive AI-driven regression suites for new and legacy features, validate model outputs, and mentor the team as a testing leader in a hybrid Cisco environment.