Embedded DevOps Engineer

Infleqtion is a global quantum technology company solving the worlds 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.

Location

Infleqtion has offices in the USA UnitedKingdomand Australia. This is a full-time position split between our Kidlington Oxford office and the National Quantum Computing Centre Harwell. Work from home permitted up to 2 days per week based on business needs and manager will need to be able to travel independently to these locations asrequired.

Position Summary

As part of our strategy for growth atInfleqtion UK we are expanding our engineering team and recruitingan EmbeddedDevOpsengineer.

For this role you will bring a mix of technical skills problem-solvingabilityand effective communication playing a pivotal role indevelopmentvelocityand reliabilityfor our quantum research sensordevelopmentandproductionisationofcutting-edgesystems.

This role involves a combination ofdevelopment and maintenance of robust testing and deployment processes including hardware-in-the-loop testing andbuild pipelines for integrated software firmware role will be instrumental in defining our version control auditingand engineering procedures around delivering production software for deployed the role will involve somemaintenanceof physical on-site hardware network management server administrationto support our in-house research successful candidate will ideallypossessa solid technical background in both systems engineering and software development.

Job Responsibilities

• Software Deployment:Manage containers and orchestrate CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployment robusttestingandtraceableupdates.
• Hardware-in-the-loop configuration: Support both the hardware and software teams by managingconfigurations ofmultiple networked systemsbeing used for development testing &commissioning.
• Infrastructure as code: Design develop and maintainIaCsolutions and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
• Software security:Define and own software security procedures that govern secure code developmentand deployment for software firmware andgateware.
• System-downplanning and response. Ownlab systemmanagement and coordinate response to efficientlymaintainhigh up-times. Plan and implement system backup policies to ensure swift recovery.
• Collaboration and Documentation:Collaborate with both software developers and hardware engineers in a lab environment documentingprocessesand system configurations for ongoing projects.

• Embedded DevOps experience: Demonstrable experience developing andmaintainingCI/CD buildtestand release processes for systems that combine software with embedded hardwarefirmwareor FPGAgateware.
• Linux and automationexpertise: Strong Linux systems administration skills including networking permissions servicemanagementand troubleshooting together withproficiencyin automation and scripting using PythonBashor similar languages.
• Configuration and release management: Practical experience with Git-based development workflows automated testing artifactrepositoriesand versioned releases with an understanding of how tomaintaintraceability between source code build environments deployedsoftwareand physical hardware configurations.
• Infrastructure and deployment tooling: Hands-on experience with container technologies and infrastructure or configuration management tools such as DockerPodman Ansible Terraform or Nix and the ability to apply these tools to both server infrastructure and networked laboratory systems.

Desirable

• Experience designing or operating hardware-in-the-loop test environments and automated test rigs.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux cross-compilation toolchains RTOS environments or FPGA development and deployment workflows.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such asOpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana or Loki.
• Knowledge of secure software supply-chain practices including dependency scanning artifact signing software bills of materials secrets management and vulnerability management.
• Experience administering laboratory or industrial networks including VLANs VPNs DNS DHCP firewalls and remote-access systems.
• Familiarity with release change-control or quality-management processes used for production regulated or safety-critical systems.
• Experience supporting on-premises servers virtualisation platforms backupsystemsand disaster-recovery procedures.
• Previousexperience working closely with multidisciplinary teamscomprisingsoftware electronics FPGAsystemsand research engineers.

Experience

• A minimum of4yearsDevOpsexperience workingwithembeddeddevices.
• Proven experience working with complex systems consisting ofa number ofnetworkednodes andincluding embedded systems.
• Experience with production grade systems.
• Professional-level verbal and written communication skills able to effectively share information with technical and non-technical staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or other related field (or equivalent) or extensive experience.
• Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)required(we will arrange for successful candidate).

Travel
Up to 10% travel including international travel may be required

Working conditions and Physical Requirements
Work will normally be performed in an office and laboratory environment. Able to efficiently use automated office equipment such as laptops copiers and printers; able to effectively engage in communications (via phone computer or in-person). Will involve sitting standing walking lifting and carrying up to 10 kg.

Equal Opportunity
Regardless of your interest in the quantum industry you can take pride in the fact that Infleqtion is building an ecosystem of quantum technologies and commercial products driving the industry towards the future. Studies reveal that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements women and other groups tend to apply only when they meet all the criteria. If you believe you have the potential but dont meet every single point in our job advertisement please dont hesitate to contact us! We would love to chat with you and see how you could bring great value to our team. Our goal is to find exceptional individuals who can enrich our team culture actively contribute and have a genuine passion for their work. Here you have freedom to embrace your whole self: who you love your gender identity and expression skin colour age appearance disability neurodiversity DNA military/veteran status citizenship and other factors that make up who you are. Your uniqueness is valued welcomed and appreciated here. We are dedicated to providing a positive workplace and base all employment decisions on your qualifications performance merits as well as business needs. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Notice to Recruitment Agencies
Infleqtion does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Infleqtion is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

In addition to your base compensation we offer a generous Total Rewards program which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Program
• Incentive Stock Option Plan
• Unlimited PTO subject to fair usage
• Generous company 10% pension contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tax efficient technology schemes
• BUPA Private Healthcare Insurance once probationary period is successfully completed
• Life assurance (4 x salary)

Required Experience:

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