Senior Systems and Network Engineer
Core
Own the classical infrastructure layer supporting quantum hardware builds and operation at the College Park site, including server provisioning, lab/datacenter networking, and integration of scientific hardware.
Role type
Senior Systems and Network Engineer (Quantum Infrastructure)
Builds
Quantum computing systems (IonQ Tempo) and the underlying classical control infrastructure
Domain
Quantum Computing / Deep-Tech Hardware / Datacenter Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux server provisioning, Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, Terraform, Packer), Network engineering (VLANs, switches, firewalls), Custom hardware integration, IPMI/BMC management, Python/Go scripting
Preferred skills
Kubernetes in bare-metal environments, Configuration drift detection, Cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP), Research lab experience, Quantum computing domain knowledge
Technologies
Ansible, Kickstart, Foreman, Packer, Terraform, IPMI, BMC, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Provision Linux servers and system heads for quantum hardware builds; Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code for reproducible server and network provisioning; Design, configure, and troubleshoot networking for lab and datacenter environments; Integrate non-standard scientific hardware (cameras, laser control systems) into the compute environment; Use IPMI/BMC to manage server fleets; Diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues blocking hardware builds or experimental runs; Partner with software, DevOps, and hardware teams to define system requirements; Write runbooks and documentation for provisioning knowledge.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
