Senior Test Architect - AI-Driven Performance & Quality

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a performance test engineer within the CX Platform to design, script, and execute load, stress, endurance, and benchmarking tests across UI, API, and backend layers for cloud-native and on-premises applications.

You will integrate AI-assisted test automation, develop detailed plans, diagnose bottlenecks across Linux, networking, and AWS, and partner with DevOps to embed tests into pipelines, driving early regression detection and improved customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years, or master's degree with 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Solution Testing, or Test Automation.
• Programming experience in Python or Java with experience in UI/API automation using Selenium, Playwright, PyTest, or REST Assured.
• Experience in networking technologies including BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP or L2/L3.
• Experience in enterprise networking, cloud platforms, Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and distributed systems.
• Experience in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, script, and execute comprehensive load, stress, endurance, and benchmarking tests across UI, API, and backend layers to ensure system reliability.
• Develop and maintain detailed test plans and automation documentation to enable reproducibility.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate test case generation and optimize performance scripts.
• Diagnose complex performance bottlenecks across Linux servers, networking hardware, and AWS infrastructure.
• Integrate automated test suites into DevOps pipelines to establish continuous performance guardrails and provide actionable insights to development teams.

Skills

Python

Java

UI automation

API automation

Selenium

Playwright

PyTest

REST Assured

Networking

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years, or master’s degree with 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Solution Testing, or Test Automation

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

PyTest

REST Assured

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a performance test engineer within the CX Platform to design, script, and execute load, stress, endurance, and benchmarking tests across UI, API, and backend layers for cloud-native and on-premises applications.

You will integrate AI-assisted test automation, develop detailed plans, diagnose bottlenecks across Linux, networking, and AWS, and partner with DevOps to embed tests into pipelines, driving early regression detection and improved customer experience.