Cisco Software QA Engineer 

Ireland, Galway 

667780517

• You'll learn new skills and product features, supported by a great team environment
• Working with developers, you'll independently design and plan tests to ensure the quality of our products
• You will craft testing supporting documentation
• Through tests that you devise, you'll discover defects and drive them through the resolution
• Proactively troubleshoot and solve issues related to the entire protocol stack
• Using Python, Java, or similar languages, you'll create automated test suites, test frameworks and support their continual enhancement
• Collaborate with other Cisco teams, including Development, Escalation, Documentation, and Marketing teams

You are self-motivated, driven, and engaged. You're passionate about testing and enjoy collaborating in a team-based environment. You have fun learning new technologies. You want to get to the bottom of things, understand what's happening, and make a difference! You are someone who doesn't give up when faced with complex problems.

• You have at least four years of software QA experience with an MSEE/CS or 7 years of QA experience with a BSEE/CS or related technical degree or PhD with at least 1 year of related experience
• Practical experience working with TCP/IP stack and networking/security protocols
• You have solid work experience with one of the Desktop platorms: Windows, macOS, and Linux and firewalls
• You understand and worked on software testing methodology
• Experience in creating test plans, finding defects and creating required documentation independently
• You have a consistent track record of building positive relationships with technical engineers and non-technical customers
• You possess superb verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members and providing detailed documentation on products

• Experience in testing VPN clients, firewalls, or other network/application security products
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP stack and virtualization
• Secure coding and encryption protocol experience
• Experience with regression testing and automation tools
• Working experience on security concepts such as SSL, Digital Certificates, code signing, etc.
• Agile development process experience