Quantum

Senior QA Engineer - USP and Video Surveillance (VS/Acuity)

Quantum$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of QA engineering experience in a senior or lead role
  • Strong manual testing background in enterprise software or infrastructure
  • Proven experience in building and managing physical test environments
  • Solid knowledge of VMware environments and hyperconverged concepts
  • Strong Linux and Windows Server expertise
  • Familiarity with networking and storage fundamentals
  • Experience in writing detailed test plans and documentation
  • Security/vulnerability testing experience using industry tools
  • Ability to coordinate work within a team effectively

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute functional, regression, integration, and solutions testing
  • Write and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases
  • Design and maintain test rigs to replicate real-world deployments
  • Perform security and vulnerability testing, validating fixes
  • Execute VMware certification and compatibility testing
  • Manage the QA lab environment, coordinating hardware and scheduling
  • Assign and track test tasks across the QA team
  • Investigate customer-reported issues across various technologies
  • Contribute to product and support documentation
  • Develop and deliver training on products and QA practices
  • Collaborate closely with development and support teams

Benefits

  • Supportive team environment focused on professional growth
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in surveillance and virtualization
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams for comprehensive insights
  • Hands-on involvement in managing real-world testing environments
  • Possibility for continuous learning through training and development programs
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Plan and execute hands-on functional, regression, integration, and solutions testing for USP and VS/Acuity releases
  • Write and maintain test plans and test cases covering new features, failure scenarios, upgrades, and customer-representative configurations
  • Design, build, and maintain solutions test rigs that replicate real-world surveillance deployments, including VMS integrations, camera simulation, and multi-node cluster configurations
  • Perform security and vulnerability testing, including validating fixes for scan findings and hardening requirements common in enterprise and government deployments
  • Execute VMware certification and compatibility testing (vSphere/ESXi qualification, live migration, HA/failover validation)
  • Manage the QA lab environment, including rig assignments, scheduling, hardware inventory, and component replacements (drives, NICs, controllers, nodes)
  • Assign and coordinate test tasks across the QA team, track execution progress, and provide clear release-readiness and quality status updates
  • Reproduce and investigate customer-reported issues and escalations spanning virtualization, storage, networking, and operating systems
  • Contribute to product and support documentation, including test procedures, known-issue write-ups, and field-facing technical content
  • Develop and deliver training on products, test procedures, and lab practices for QA team members and cross-functional partners
  • Work closely with development, support, and field teams to drive issues to resolution

What You Bring
  • 5+ years of QA engineering experience, including time in a senior or lead capacity
  • Strong hands-on manual testing background with enterprise software, storage, virtualization, or infrastructure platforms
  • Experience building and managing physical test environments - server hardware setup, cabling, component replacement, and lab logistics
  • Solid working knowledge of VMware environments (vSphere, ESXi, vMotion, HA/DRS) and hyperconverged infrastructure concepts
  • Strong hands-on experience with Linux and Windows Server environments
  • Familiarity with networking fundamentals (VLANs, bonding/teaming, iSCSI, multicast) and storage concepts (RAID, erasure coding, block/file storage)
  • Experience writing clear, thorough test plans and test cases, and documenting results for engineering and executive audiences
  • Experience with security/vulnerability testing and remediation validation (e.g., Qualys, Nessus, or similar scan tooling)
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate work across a team - assigning tasks, tracking progress, and mentoring junior engineers
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work across engineering, support, and customer-facing teams

Nice to Have
  • Direct experience with video surveillance products or VMS platforms (Milestone, Genetec, Avigilon, or similar)
  • Experience testing hyperconverged or clustered systems, including node failure, fencing, and live-migration scenarios
  • Familiarity with virtualization certification programs (VMware Ready, hardware compatibility qualification)
  • Test automation or scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to supplement manual test execution
  • Experience supporting enterprise customer escalations, including issue reproduction and root-cause investigation
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and defect tracking tools (Jira or similar)

About Quantum

Quantum Corporation is a data storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. The company provides solutions for storing and managing digital data, including backup and recovery, archive, and data management. Quantum Corporation operates in two business segments: Scale-out Storage and Data Protection and Scale-out Storage and Data Management. The company's products are used by businesses and organizations in a variety of industries, including media and entertainment, healthcare, and government. Quantum Corporation was founded in 1980 and has grown to become a leading provider of data storage solutions.
Learn more about Quantum
Size
905 employees
Market Cap
$105.2 million
Industry
Net Income
-$21.8 million
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
-5.4%
Revenue
$345.3 million
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