Cisco

Senior Software Development Test Engineer (Remote)

Cisco • $167K — $245K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Jose, CA
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field; 3-5 years of experience in software testing.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and testing complex software systems.
  • Proven track record in automated software testing implementation.
  • Familiarity with the complete software development lifecycle and product deployment.
  • Knowledge in runtime security and host-based firewall concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Define and develop comprehensive testing strategies across multiple platforms.
  • Design automated tests to ensure software quality over extended periods.
  • Build and maintain automated testing infrastructure for virtual and cloud environments.
  • Develop testing for software that collects workload information and enforces network policies.
  • Integrate automated testing seamlessly into the development lifecycle.
  • Analyze test results, troubleshoot software defects, and collaborate with engineering teams.
  • Work with cross-functional teams from product conceptualization to deployment.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work opportunity from anywhere in the USA.
  • Collaborative team environment with cross-functional engagement.
  • Possibility to work with advanced technologies in software testing.
  • Focus on improving software quality and security at scale.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026
This is a remote position working from anywhere in the USA.

Your Impact

As a Software Development Test Engineer, you will define, design, and develop testing strategies, frameworks, automation, and environments that continuously measure and improve the quality of Cisco Isovalent's software agents.

You will build testing capabilities designed to operate continuously and over extended periods of time, helping identify functional, performance, reliability, and integration issues before they affect production environments. You will develop automated testing approaches for software operating across operating systems, architectures, virtual machines, containers, and cloud environments.

You will work closely with software engineers throughout the development lifecycle to understand new capabilities, define appropriate testing strategies, identify defects, and improve overall product quality. Your work will help ensure the reliability and security of software providing workload visibility, network policy enforcement, container protection, and runtime security at scale.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and develop testing strategies, frameworks, automation, and environments for software agents across Unix, Linux, and Windows platforms.
  • Design automated tests that continuously evaluate software functionality, reliability, performance, and quality over extended periods of time.
  • Build and maintain automated testing infrastructure for virtual machines, containers, and cloud-based environments.
  • Develop testing approaches for software agents that collect workload and network information, enforce network policies, protect containerized environments, and provide runtime security capabilities.
  • Integrate automated testing into the software development and product delivery lifecycle.
  • Analyze test results, identify software defects and reliability issues, and collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
  • Collaborate with software engineers and cross-functional teams from product conceptualization through production deployment.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience testing complex software products or systems.
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience developing or implementing automated software testing.
  • Experience working across the software development lifecycle and shipping software products into production.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience designing and developing complex software testing frameworks, strategies, or infrastructure.
  • Experience with OpenShift and Rancher.
  • Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure automation technologies.
  • Experience testing software across virtual machines, containers, cloud, or distributed environments.
  • Knowledge of runtime security concepts.
  • Knowledge of host-based firewall concepts.
  • Experience programming in Golang.
  • Experience with continuous testing, long-running reliability testing, or automated performance testing.
  • Experience working in agile development environments and collaborating closely with software engineering teams.

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