Hiring: QA Software Engineer NC Hybrid Company: Cisco Location: Durham, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 17:59:25 Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid) Target Skills & Keywords: Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Pytest, Selenium, REST, GraphQL, k6, JMeter, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Grafana, Allure, AI-Assisted Testing, LLM Validation, Performance Testing Experience: - Proven experience in automation QA engineering, owning automated testing ecosystems for reliability, scalability, and production readiness - Hands-on experience architecting, building, and maintaining automated regression and end-to-end (E2E) test suites - Experience designing and automating REST and GraphQL API test suites, including functional correctness, contract validation, error handling, and performance - Experience planning and executing load, stress, and soak tests, tracking response-time percentiles (p95/p99), throughput, error rates, and AI-specific metrics such as Time to First Token (TTFT) and inter-token latency - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation - Experience developing testing approaches for AI/LLM features, including model response quality, behavior consistency, and end-to-end AI agent workflows - Experience acting as a "Team Captain" for automation initiatives, defining standards and mentoring peers Required Skills: - Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) - Python/Pytest - Selenium - REST and GraphQL API testing - Performance and load testing with k6 or JMeter - CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent) - Dashboarding and reporting tools (Grafana, Allure) - AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) - AI agents and AI-driven test automation - Strong communication of quality metrics, risk assessments, and defect trends to engineering leadership Qualifications: - Ability to build and maintain scalable test frameworks - Ability to rigorously validate AI-generated artifacts for stability, correctness, and security compliance - Ability to reduce technical debt through automation of functional quality - Ability to work in a hybrid capacity Compensation: Not specified Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!