IonQ

Staff QA Software Engineer

IonQ
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4 hours ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$152k - $190k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, write, and execute detailed test cases and test plans for network discovery, topology mapping, policy/rule analysis, posture scoring, alerting, and reporting features.
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, and API testing across releases and sprints.
  • Validate Layer 2/Layer 3 network modeling, including VLANs, routing, ACLs, NAT, and firewall rules.
  • Build and maintain automated UI- and API-level test suites using Selenium, REST Assured, and Pytest.
  • Set up and maintain virtual network test environments and multi-vendor device configurations.
  • Log, triage, reproduce, root-cause, and verify software defects with engineering teams.
  • Participate in sprint planning, story grooming, and release readiness reviews from a quality and risk perspective.
  • Improve test strategy, shift-left testing, and CI/CD test integration.
  • Maintain test cases, coverage matrices, defect reports, and other test documentation.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software QA/testing, ideally with SaaS or enterprise infrastructure products.
  • Working knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, including VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols, ACLs, NAT, and firewall logic.
  • Foundational security knowledge covering firewall policies, segmentation, and common vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
  • Experience with manual and automated testing, including tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Postman, and Newman.
  • Experience testing REST APIs and validating JSON or other data payloads.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to write clear, reproducible bug reports.
  • Preferred: Python or Bash scripting experience for test automation.
  • Preferred: experience with GNS3, EVE-NG, AWS VPC, or Azure VNet.
  • Preferred: exposure to CI/CD pipelines and test integration.
  • Preferred: ISTQB, CCNA, or Security+ certification.

Benefits

  • Santa Clara, California office location with the option to work remotely a few days per week.
  • Up to 15% domestic or international travel.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
  • Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureBashPostmanpytestPythonSelenium

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About IonQ

1,001-5,000 employees

IonQ builds trapped-ion quantum computers and offers access to them via major cloud platforms and direct systems for enterprise and research users. The public company (NYSE: IONQ), founded in 2015 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland, sells quantum hardware, cloud services, and development tools used in areas like materials modeling, optimization, and machine learning. Its systems are available through AWS Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and Google Cloud Marketplace.

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