Senior DevOps Engineer

QuEra Computing•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

QuEra Computing Inc. is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to optimize software delivery, automate infrastructure, and improve system reliability for the operating system for QuEra’s QC. The role works closely with embedded software teams and physicists and manages cloud and on-premises infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and test automation. The position is based at the company’s Boston campus, with listed worksites at 1380, 1284, and 1280 Soldiers Field Road and 387 Western Ave in Boston/Brighton, Massachusetts. Travel is 5% per year: 1% domestic and 4% international. The employer requires a bachelor’s degree in software engineering, software development, or a closely related field and at least seven years of experience as a software developer. Additional experience requirements include at least four years implementing automated systems in Python, Go, or Bash; at least seven years administering on-premises and cloud operating systems; at least four years supporting hybrid systems involving embedded devices, custom hardware, or real-time control systems; at least four years with infrastructure-as-code tools; at least five years implementing CI/CD pipelines; and at least seven years working with hardware-in-the-loop pipelines or distributed lab/test automation, core networking, and debugging large, multilayered systems. All required experience may be gained concurrently. The annual salary range is $210,000 to $235,000. The position is eligible for QuEra’s Employee Referral Program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, software development, or a closely related field.
At least seven years of experience as a software developer.
At least four years of practical experience implementing complex automated systems in Python, Go, or Bash.
At least seven years of practical experience administering on-premises and cloud operating systems, including technologies such as OpenStack, AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, Talos, Ubuntu, CentOS, or Debian.
At least four years of practical experience supporting hybrid systems involving embedded devices, custom hardware, or real-time control systems.
At least four years of practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
At least five years of practical experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
At least seven years of practical experience with hardware-in-the-loop pipelines or distributed lab/test automation environments.
At least seven years of practical experience implementing core networking, network load balancing, and network technologies.
At least seven years of practical experience debugging and solving large, multilayered systems, including network troubleshooting, application tracing, alerting systems, and logging from hardware and software sources.
All required years of experience may be gained concurrently.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and custom-built automation harnesses for application and embedded software development.
Automate build, test, and deployment processes for applications and embedded systems.
Develop and manage firmware and software delivery pipelines to ensure efficient releases.
Optimize containerized environments, including Docker and Kubernetes, for embedded applications.
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools.
Monitor system performance and reliability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Influx, and Redis.
Work with developers and hardware teams to integrate software updates, including Talos, Flux, Helm, and Kubernetes Pod Services.
Work with embedded software teams and physicists to improve build automation, test automation, infrastructure, and system reliability.