QA Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Security Testing

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Boxborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. invites a senior QA leader to drive the Cisco Secure Client QA program across desktop and mobile platforms.

You will shape QA strategy, lead teams, and influence product security, reliability, and user trust through AI-powered testing and enterprise validation. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and support to align QA goals with customer needs, mentor engineers in automation and AI validation, and promote responsible AI integration and scalable security testing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, cybersecurity, cloud, IT, or related technical fields.
• Leadership experience - leading one or more teams.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of related experience, Master’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, or PhD with 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience testing desktop and mobile applications, including automation frameworks and AI/ML-based testing tools.
• Experience developing QA strategies, test plans, and validation processes for enterprise software products.
• Experience with QA automation methodologies, performance testing, defect tracking, and CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality assurance strategy and execution for Cisco Secure Client across desktop and mobile platforms to improve product security, reliability, and customer trust.
• Drive the adoption of AI-enabled testing frameworks, automation tools, and validation methodologies to enhance product quality and accelerate release confidence.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, support, and cross-functional stakeholders to align quality goals with customer needs and business priorities.
• Mentor QA engineers and guide technical excellence across automation, AI/ML validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Represent the QA organization as a trusted partner and advocate for quality best practices, responsible AI integration, and scalable endpoint security solutions.

Skills

QA leadership

AI-enabled testing

Automation frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AI/ML testing tools

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. invites a senior QA leader to drive the Cisco Secure Client QA program across desktop and mobile platforms.

You will shape QA strategy, lead teams, and influence product security, reliability, and user trust through AI-powered testing and enterprise validation. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and support to align QA goals with customer needs, mentor engineers in automation and AI validation, and promote responsible AI integration and scalable security testing