Network & Infrastructure Engineer

Rigetti Computing•Fremont, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Rigetti is hiring a Network & Infrastructure Engineer to own hands-on networking and physical infrastructure work across its Berkeley and Fremont sites, including a fabrication facility and quantum labs, while also supporting its AWS cloud environment and infrastructure-as-code practices. This is a hybrid-discipline role that flexes between traditional networking and data center work and cloud infrastructure and DevOps as priorities shift. The network includes an AWS-backed cloud platform, redundant connectivity, segmented security environments at the fabrication facility, and specialized lab equipment. The role will help build infrastructure for expanding lab and fabrication space and a growing fleet of quantum systems. It is a local role with no additional travel required. The successful candidate will bring strong hands-on on-site networking and infrastructure expertise alongside practical AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and Kubernetes capability, enabling them to work across both areas with light direction. The role requires on-site support at both locations, following detailed procedures and safety protocols, and includes occasional overnight maintenance windows (roughly quarterly) and on-call rotations for emergency on-site support. Cleanroom training will be provided as needed.

Requirements

5–8+ years of hands-on experience with physical infrastructure such as servers, racks, switches, patch panels, cabling, PDUs, and related data center or lab hardware.
5–8+ years of experience with networking concepts and troubleshooting, including TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, and network security principles.
5+ years of experience working with Arista, Cisco, Palo Alto, Meraki, Raritan, APC, or similar networking and infrastructure platforms.
Experience installing, configuring, upgrading, or troubleshooting physical servers, network devices, or infrastructure systems.
Ability to work on-site and provide physical infrastructure support at both Berkeley and Fremont locations.
Ability to lift and carry IT equipment up to 50 lbs (approximately 22.6 kg).
Hands-on experience with AWS or cloud infrastructure, including provisioning, maintaining, or troubleshooting cloud-based resources.
Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure-as-Code or automation tools; working proficiency is the minimum bar.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, or containerized infrastructure.
Experience with Linux systems administration.
Experience with VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms.
Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, network, operating system, and cloud layers.
Ability to follow detailed standard operating procedures, safety protocols, change-management processes, and technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

Expert-level fluency with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools.
Deeper hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containerized infrastructure.
CCNA, CompTIA Network+, AWS certification, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with load balancers, firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, and network monitoring tools.
Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines end-to-end, beyond basic familiarity.
Experience working in a data center, lab, manufacturing, semiconductor, research, or cleanroom environment.
Experience supporting new office, lab, data center, or building infrastructure buildouts.
Familiarity with structured cabling, fiber optics, copper Ethernet, patch panels, cable testing, and rack documentation.
Experience designing or running segmented, high-security network environments.
Experience managing networks for large fleets of devices, such as IoT, lab instrumentation, or manufacturing equipment.
Experience recommending purchase orders, working with vendors, or helping define technical requirements for infrastructure projects (nice-to-have, not required).

Responsibilities

Own the network across the Berkeley labs and Fremont fabrication facility, including routing and connectivity into secured fabrication environments, and bring networking, hardware, and IT infrastructure together into a documented, consistent process.
Install, rack, cable, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot physical servers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, storage, and related infrastructure equipment.
Support IT and Infrastructure with cable management, hardware maintenance, upgrades, and software configuration.
Provide hands-on infrastructure support at the Berkeley and Fremont locations.
Troubleshoot and resolve network issues involving connectivity, hardware, software, cabling, and routing.
Support planned maintenance, upgrades, and changes to network infrastructure.
Design and stand up network infrastructure for new lab, fabrication, and system buildouts.
Complete cleanroom training as needed to support infrastructure inside fabrication environments.
Participate in occasional overnight maintenance windows, roughly quarterly, and on-call rotations for emergency on-site support.
Assist with planning and executing current and future infrastructure needs across on-premise and AWS cloud environments.
Support the creation, maintenance, upgrade, and troubleshooting of cloud and on-premise infrastructure resources following best practices.
Assist with building, configuring, and maintaining on-premise and cloud servers or virtual machines.
Apply Infrastructure-as-Code practices, such as Terraform or Ansible, to provision and manage infrastructure repeatably.
Support CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows that involve infrastructure delivery.
Support Kubernetes and Docker workloads where they intersect with infrastructure provisioning and networking.
Follow detailed internal procedures to ensure work is performed accurately, consistently, and safely.
Flex between networking/physical infrastructure work and cloud/DevOps work based on changing business priorities.
As expertise develops, recommend purchase orders, work directly with vendors, and help guide technical requirements for infrastructure buildouts (nice-to-have, not required).