Senior DevOps Engineer

Infleqtion (ColdQuanta/Super.tech) is a global quantum technology company solving the world’s most challenging problems. The company harnesses quantum mechanics to build and integrate quantum computers, sensors, and networks. From fundamental physics to leading edge commercial products, Infleqtion enables “quantum everywhere” through our ecosystem of devices and platforms.

Our team at Infleqtion is working to build a computer with capabilities never seen before. Our quantum computer, Hilbert, is made using cold trapped atoms, which are controlled by classical computers. This gives us amazing flexibility but also introduces operational complexity. Our team consists of experts in many areas, from optics to quantum physics, to software and embedded engineering.

Location

Infleqtion has 5 office locations, operating out of Boulder, CO; Madison, WI; Chicago, IL; London, UK; and Melbourne, AU. This position is a full-time, hybrid position which will be located in our Boulder, Colorado office.

Position Summary

As a Senior DevOps Engineer (SDE), you'll develop the platform underlying Hilbert's high-frequency control system, which shoots lasers, controls microwaves, and otherwise manipulates matter to create quantum effects. You'll work directly with software engineers and quantum physicists who are engineering on the very edge of what's physically possible and enable them to achieve rapid advances. You will have opportunities to contribute at every layer of the stack, from on-premise servers and embedded devices, to the production cloud environments.

Come join us if you thrive in an environment with quiet space to do deep technical work, with few right answers, where we rely on our cooperation, mutual support and learning to bring the promise of quantum computing into reality.

Primary Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned.

• Identify weak points in infrastructure, envision better designs, and execute on that vision
• Develop code, documentation, tests, and a culture of continuous improvement
• Code, build, test, automate and deploy on Linux and Windows environments- Evaluate and create tools to support operations, monitoring, and observability of complex and rapidly-changing science machines
• Share responsibility with and support teams with widely varying skill areas- Coordinate with stakeholders and architects to develop requirements

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Required KSAs

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or other related field preferred; Masters a plus
• 7+ years experience in technically-demanding ops environment
• 5+ years Linux system administration
• Bias towards automation; willingness to perform some steps by hand
• Understanding of networking and storage technologies
• Proficiency with at least one automation framework such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform
• Proficiency with Docker, especially in swarm mode
• Proficiency with git and version control-centric workflows
• Demonstrated ability to write programs in bash and Python to automate tasks
• Demonstrated ability to articulate risks, trade-offs, and technical needs in clear persuasive language tailored to an audience based on skill set and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to learn new and complex topics quickly
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with all levels of an organization in English; Professional-level communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work comfortably in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, team-oriented, and matrixed environment
• Desire and demonstrated ability to thrive and produce results in a fluid, dynamic, and fast-paced environment
• Passion for solving complex problems and challenges in a highly technical and scientific environment

Preferred KSAs

• 1+ years Azure and Google Cloud platform administration experience
• 1+ years database management experience, esp. with time-series data- 1+ years administrating Azure AD or similar identity access management (IAM) platform
• Experience with IoT hardware deployments- Proficiency with Pants build system or similar (e.g. Bazel)
• Proficiency with Apache Airflow
• Proficiency with Hashicorp Vault

Benefits

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