CX Platform Performance Test Engineer (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a high-impact Quality Engineer to join the CX Platform’s quality engineering team in a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA. You will validate data-intensive networking and cloud platforms, focusing on performance across SaaS and on-prem environments.

The role emphasizes early bottleneck detection, AI-assisted automation, and telemetry-driven reliability to ensure scalable, resilient systems for Cisco customers and partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience or equivalent.
• Expertise in performance testing methodologies (load, stress, endurance, spike, and benchmarking) and tools like JMeter, NeoLoad, or LoadRunner, including UI performance auditing techniques.
• Proficiency in Python or Java for utility creation, custom script development, and test automation execution.
• Experience with hybrid environments (SaaS and on-premise), Linux/Unix operating systems, AWS cloud infrastructure, and log monitoring tools like Splunk.
• Strong understanding of core networking concepts and protocols.

Skills

Performance testing

Python/Java scripting

Hybrid environments

Networking fundamentals

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5 years

Master's degree + 3 years

PhD + 0 years

Tools

JMeter

NeoLoad

LoadRunner

Splunk

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

New Relic

Grafana

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a high-impact Quality Engineer to join the CX Platform’s quality engineering team in a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA. You will validate data-intensive networking and cloud platforms, focusing on performance across SaaS and on-prem environments.

The role emphasizes early bottleneck detection, AI-assisted automation, and telemetry-driven reliability to ensure scalable, resilient systems for Cisco customers and partners.