Posted 4 weeks ago

Staff QA Software Engineer

IonQ

Santa Clara, CA, United States 🇺🇸

Onsite
Full Time
AWS
Azure
Python
Software Engineering

$152,000 - $190,000 year

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We’re hiring a QA Engineer to own quality for our SaaS-based Quantum Security Posture Management platform
This role is focused on rigorous, product-level testing — functional correctness, regression coverage, and automation — for a platform that models Layer 2/Layer 3 networks and evaluates security posture
You’ll work closely with developers to catch defects early and build confidence in every release
Design, write, and execute detailed test cases and test plans for platform features: network discovery, topology mapping, policy/rule analysis, posture scoring, alerting, and reporting
Perform functional, regression, integration, and API testing across releases and sprints
Validate correctness of Layer 2/Layer 3 network modeling (VLANs, routing, ACLs, NAT, firewall rules) as represented and analyzed by the product
Build and maintain automated test suites (UI and API level – Selinium, REST Assured, Pytest) to increase regression coverage and reduce manual testing effort
Set up and maintain test environments/labs, including virtual network topologies (e.g., GNS3, EVE-NG, containerlab) and multi-vendor device configs (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet)
Log, triage, and track defects; work with engineering to reproduce, root-cause, and verify fixes
Participate in sprint planning, story grooming, and release readiness reviews, providing a quality/risk perspective
Contribute to test strategy improvements, including shift-left testing practices and CI/CD test integration
Maintain clear, thorough test documentation (test cases, coverage matrices, defect reports)
Experience with manual and automated testing (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Postman/Newman) and defect tracking tools (Jira, etc.)
10+ years of experience in software QA/testing, ideally for SaaS or enterprise infrastructure products
Strong attention to detail and ability to write clear, reproducible bug reports
Foundational security knowledge — firewall policies, segmentation, common vulnerabilities/misconfigurations
Working knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking (VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols, ACLs, NAT, firewall logic)
Comfortable testing REST APIs and validating JSON/data payloads
Scripting experience (Python, Bash) for test automation
Experience with virtual network labs (GNS3, EVE-NG) or cloud networking (AWS VPC, Azure VNet)
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and test integration
Certifications such as ISTQB, CCNA, or Security+