Advanced Systems DevOps Engineer

📋 Job Overview

We are seeking an Advanced Systems DevOps Engineer – Quantum Hardware Integration in our Broomfield, CO location to join the Commercial System Integration team. You will join the system integration team that owns the computing and network infrastructure needed to bring quantum computer products from development through integration, commissioning, and launch. Working at the intersection of the hardware, software, and IT teams, you will turn evolving requirements into reliable systems that engineering and operations teams can deploy, operate, and maintain.

🏢 About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company delivering a full stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. With active engagements spanning pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, government, industrial sectors, and leading academic and research institutions worldwide, we are helping organizations unlock the transformative potential of quantum computing. Our global team of more than 800 employees includes many of the world's leading scientists, engineers, and researchers, with more than 70% of our technology team holding advanced degrees at the Master's or PhD level. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Quantinuum operates across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Singapore.

🎯 The Role

This hands-on role combines systems engineering and system integration, with periods focused entirely on development and others focused entirely on system building and troubleshooting. Success means delivering dependable infrastructure that supports successful product launches and a smooth transition to operations.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Define the architecture, requirements, and interface specifications for the system's computing, network, and device-management environment; coordinate implementation with hardware, software, and IT teams.
• Specify, install, configure, and commission computers, network equipment, and network-connected devices; verify their integration with the system's control software.
• Develop frameworks, scripts, and automation for provisioning, software deployment, and configuration management; maintain versioned software and device configurations and track firmware compatibility.
• Build and maintain integration-test and deployment workflows that validate device interfaces, manage releases, and support rollback to a known working configuration.
• Implement monitoring, centralized logging, and health checks; diagnose failures across devices, computers, software services, and networks, and resolve recurring problems.
• Partner with IT on network provisioning, access, and security; maintain interface specifications, network diagrams, configuration records, and operating and recovery procedures.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Minimum 4+ years’ experience (advanced degree inclusive) in hardware/software integration, systems engineering, networking, or compute systems DevOps
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Demonstrated experience independently installing, configuring, and supporting networked computing systems in a laboratory, industrial, data-center, or comparable hardware environment.
• Experience administering operating systems and configuring TCP/IP networks, including addressing, switching, routing, and connectivity diagnostics.
• Experience using scripting, version control, and configuration-management or deployment tools to automate system operations.
• Ability to turn evolving needs into technical specifications, coordinate implementation across teams, and troubleshoot problems spanning hardware and software.
• Experience with scientific instrumentation, hardware controllers, or quantum computing systems.
• Experience with automated integration testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, or containerized services.
• Experience taking prototype systems through installation, commissioning, and operational handover.

🎁 Benefits

Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
Equity

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status. Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.