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Senior Software QA Engineer- Data Center OR Storage Networking | Python Automation [Data Center] | Exp 7 to 11 years | 1429897 | G10

Cisco

Cisco

Software Engineering, Quality Assurance
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Oct 16, 2024

What You'll Do

As an Intersight QA engineer, you'll join a collaborative and diverse team passionate about testing and automating datacenter technologies. You'll have hands-on experience with Cisco UCS hardware setup and configuration, as well as troubleshooting sophisticated issues

You will be responsible to:

  • Contribute to dev-test activities of a Cloud based Management Software, including test scoping, planning, execution, test automation, coordinating with other teams. Identify defects in product, debug and work with developers towards resolution.
  • Collaborating with others to deliver high-quality software. You'll participate in scrum ceremonies, contribute to project planning, and showcase your work to customers during sprint demo.
  • Influence the feature development and Improving product quality and customer experience.
  • Automate test plans using python. Use existing Test framework. Use GIT on daily basis.
  • Setup UCS infrastructure (FI, Server (Blade and Rack), Install operating system, Configure test environments as needed to validate feature.
  • Familiarity with setting up CICD Pipeline, AWS, GIT, Selenium WebDriver, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes.

Who You'll Work with

As a senior engineer on our team, you'll be part of an encouraging and collaborative culture where we prioritize professional development and a passion for technology. We believe in hard work and having fun while we do it. The team is a good mix of engineers with varying years of experience (from 3 years all the way to 20+years) in Cisco technologies and solutions, and each-and-every-one of them bring outstanding value to the table. Our team has global presence located in US and India centres.

In addition to working with a team of seasoned Datacenter professionals on day-to-day basis, you will also get to socialize with other groups, such as Program Management, Product Marketing, Sales, Technical Marketing Executive, Customer Support, Advanced Services and Customer Team.

Who You Are

Are you passionate about testing and automating datacenter hardware, especially Cisco UCS servers? We're looking for someone with a strong understanding of different end-user datacenter use cases and experience in qualifying, deploying, and troubleshooting Cisco UCS hardware.

Minimum qualifications

  • You own Bachelors in a technical field (CS/IT/ECE preferred)
  • You have at least 8 - 12 years of Software Quality assurance experience in Datacenter related technologies like Servers, Storage, Networking and Virtualization.
  • You have an Experience in SaaS Enterprise Software or Cloud Infrastructure with exposure to Microservices architecture
  • You are knowledgeable in Python Programming Skills, Selenium WebDriver with Strong design skill using object-oriented methodologies.
  • You have good knowledge in setup and configuration of datacenter hardware such as Rack Server, Blade Server, Chassis, Adaptors, Ethernet switch such as Cisco Nexus 9k, and FC switch. Knowledgeable in Troubleshooting issues in the environment

Desired qualifications

  • You possess a CCNA or CCIE (Datacenter/Networking/ Switching)
  • You have extensive hands-on experience on the following datacenter technologies such as Servers, Virtualization, Networking and Storage
  • Experience in Cisco UCS Servers, Fabric Interconnects and Nexus switches

Why Cisco

At Cisco, each person brings their outstanding talents to work as a team and make a difference.

Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns, but our edge comes from our people.

We connect everything – people, process, data, and things – and we use those connections to change our world for the better.

We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns, and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices.

We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.