Senior Test Lead - Python, Selenium

Job Summary

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.

Work Location & Collaboration Expectations

Global Working Model

• The project operates across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Team members collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams located in the US, Canada, India, and other global locations.
• Candidates must demonstrate flexibility in work schedules to accommodate critical meetings, stand-ups, sprint ceremonies, production support activities, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to provide partial overlap with global teams is required.
• Strong communication and proactive engagement skills are essential in a geographically distributed environment.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Work Location & Collaboration Expectations

Global Working Model

• The project operates across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Team members collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams located in the US, Canada, India, and other global locations.
• Candidates must demonstrate flexibility in work schedules to accommodate critical meetings, stand-ups, sprint ceremonies, production support activities, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to provide partial overlap with global teams is required.
• Strong communication and proactive engagement skills are essential in a geographically distributed environment.

Skill Requirements

Must-Have Skills Checklist

✅  Playwright Automation
✅  Python & PyTest
✅  API Testing
✅  UI Testing
✅  Database Testing
✅  Snowflake
✅  MS-SQL / MySQL
✅  Jenkins
✅  Jira
✅  Git / BitBucket / GitHub
✅  Cassandra (preferred)
✅  AI Tools (Copilot, Cursor, MCPs)
✅  Defect Triage & Debugging
✅  Integration Testing
✅  Application Deployment Validation
✅  Linux & Windows Environment Exposure
✅  Global Team Collaboration & Flexible Work Timings

Other Requirements