Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, Cisco UCS Blade BMC

The application window is expected to close on: 8/25/2025.

This role will require onsite work in our Lab located in San Jose, CA. This role will also require flex Pacific Time working hours in order to overlap and partner with our engineering team located in India.

Meet the Team:

• Join a passionate and collaborative team responsible for validating the Baseboard management Controller (BMC)—the embedded system at the heart of out-of-band management for Cisco UCS servers. Our team ensures the reliability and functionality of critical features such as power control, sensor monitoring, event logging, and remote diagnostics through protocols like IPMI and Redfish. We work closely across hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions that support the next generation of data center infrastructure.
• You'll be part of a dynamic and skilled Engineering team at the forefront of advancing computing technologies.
• The team is focused on developing next-generation data center products, introducing innovative methodologies, and creating scalable software solutions.
• It's a forward-looking environment that values open communication, collaborative partnerships, continuous innovation, and a strong focus on customer success.

Your Impact:

• Responsible for the design, development, and debugging of system-level software for Cisco UCS servers.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts in Python to validate functionality, usability, and performance of the system.
• Participate in the full product development lifecycle, from planning and design through implementation and testing, while proactively managing tasks, adhering to schedules, identifying risks, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design effective automated testing strategies for new features and components.
• Prepare detailed design specifications and test plans; actively contribute to peer reviews of code, design documents, and test plans.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with team members, providing regular updates on progress, challenges, and achievements.
• Approach problem-solving with a focus on creating simple, efficient solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Must be willing to work on-site in the lab environment, collaborate with offshore teams to set up the lab infrastructure based on project requirements, and provide ongoing support as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Software testing experience with protocols such as IPMI, iSCSI, SAN, TCP/IP, I2C, PCIe, SMBIOS, and DMTF Redfish.
• Experience in debugging BIOS, operating systems (Linux), hardware components, and platform-level issues.
• 3+ years of experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, C, or C++ for automation and debugging purposes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with Baseboard Management and Control (BMC) firmware testing, including validation of features such as sensor monitoring, power control, event logging, and remote media mounting.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Experience with remote management technologies and tools.
• Advanced coding skills with a thorough grasp of object-oriented programming principles.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git and experience working within continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-driven, proactive, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team setting.
• Willingness to work in the lab environment and provide support across different time zones.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with

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