Description

 Mandatory Skills Python + PyTestYesPlaywright AutomationKnowledgeJenkins / CI-CDYesAPI & Integration TestingYesAI Tools (Copilot, Cursor, MCPs)

MCP, Copilot

JD Senior QA Automation Engineer - Python, Playwright, AI-Assisted Testing & Quality Transformation (QCC Applications)

Technical Environment & Tools

The candidate will be working on Cisco's Quality Command Center (QCC) applications and supporting systems. Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with the following technologies and tools :

Operating Systems & Development Environment

• Linux

• Windows

• Python Virtual Environments (venv)

• Shell/Command Line Operations

Development & Collaboration Tools

• Git

• BitBucket

• Jira

• Jenkins

• GitHub

Databases & Data Platforms

• Snowflake

• Microsoft SQL Server (MS-SQL)

• MySQL

• Cassandra

AI & Productivity Tools

• Cursor

• GitHub Copilot

• MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations

• AI-assisted development and test automation tools

The candidate should be comfortable configuring, integrating, and utilizing these tools as part of day-to-day testing, automation, debugging, and release activities.

Additional Responsibilities

Application Integration & Release Validation

• Perform end-to-end integration testing across application components.

• Validate UI, API, database, and system-level interactions.

• Execute regression and release validation testing.

• Support deployment verification activities.

• Perform final QA sign-off prior to production release.

• Validate successful deployment of applications into target environments.

Environment & Release Management

• Verify application functionality across development, QA, staging, and production-like environments.

• Validate build and deployment artifacts through Jenkins pipelines.

• Support troubleshooting of deployment and post-release issues

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree