Senior Test Lead - Python, Selenium

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., * 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., 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., * 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

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