QA lead

Position: QA lead
Location: Remote, USA 

Mandatory Skills: Python + PyTest+ Playwright Automation+ Jenkins / CI-CD+ API & Integration Testing+ AI Tools (Copilot, Cursor, MCPs)
MCP, Copilot

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 :

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

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