Software Engineer Test (VPN, Firewalls & SSL) (Exp 5 to 8 Years)
Cisco
Who We Are
Cisco Secure Firewall (CSF) is the flagship product of the Security Business Group (SBG). FTD integrates aware-willing ASA Firewall services and the world's best and most well-known IPS engine SNORT into a high-performance appliance. It is a very successful product and continues to lead the market with threat centric focus and market-differentiating features. Though we take great pride in being market leaders in threat security for a long time, we are constantly innovating and enhancing our solutions to address the constantly evolving threat perceptions and changing data security paradigms so that our customers are always secure. We take our customers' trust in us very seriously and go all the way to ensure we protect their data at all times. Our team works on leading security and threat mitigation solutions that are high-performing, scalable and easily manageable.
What You'll Do:
- Be involved in the design discussions and develop & execute test plans to verify the feature functionality, scale and performance and ensure the quality of our products.
- Discover defects and drive them to the resolution working closely with cross-functional org.
- Drive code quality through test driven approach.
- Harden the test plans & automation continually to improve the test efficacy.
- Be involved actively in issue repro and verifications of customer issues.
- Build automated test suites using Python, Java, or similar languages and support their continual enhancement.
Who You Are:
- You are self-motivated, self-driven and enjoy collaborating in a team-based environment.
- You're passionate about testing & obsessed with quality assurance.
- You have experience with software testing methodologies.
- You enjoy creating test plans, finding defects, and creating required documentation.
- You have a consistent track record of building positive relationships with cross functional teams and vendors.
- You possess superb verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members and providing detailed product documentation.
Qualification & Skills:
- Minimum four years of software QA experience with an MSEE/CS or Five years of QA experience with a BSEE/CS or related technical degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience in testing VPN clients, firewalls, or other network/application security products
- Experience in manual testing and automation tools
- Experience in building complex topologies and handling customer issues
· Experience in DevOps, Continuous integration and Continuous delivery tools.
Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco, where each person is outstanding, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.
We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box!
But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)
Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.
So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
