Infrastructure Engineer, Hardware & Networks
Silicon Quantum Computing · Sydney ·
- Category
- Devops
- Experience
- 4+ years
An on-site Sydney infrastructure engineer who owns the physical and network layer of SQC's platform: racking, cabling and provisioning on-premise bare-metal compute clusters (including per-quantum-computer clusters), designing L2/L3 network fabrics, and driving it all as code with Ansible, Kubernetes, and core services like DNS/DHCP/NTP/PXE.
Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is at the forefront of global efforts to build the world’s first commercial-scale quantum computer, while delivering quantum-enhanced AI and simulation products to customers today.
Backed by over 25 years of technological excellence, SQC is a full-stack quantum computing company that leverages its proprietary manufacturing process to engineer atomic qubits in silicon with 0.13 nanometer precision. It is the most precise semiconductor manufacturing in the world, enabling systems with world-leading algorithmic fidelity, and a decisive advantage in the global quantum computing race.
Our products are commercially deployed and generating revenue. Watermelon, our quantum-enhanced AI system, is delivering superior results on real-world problems across energy, telecom and finance. Quantum Twins, our simulation platform, provides unparalleled ability to model quantum systems, accelerating molecule and materials discovery.
This is SQC: building the future of computing while delivering quantum impact today.
We are hiring an Infrastructure Engineer into Platform & Infrastructure, at the physical and network end of the platform, driven from code: the servers, racks, switches and fabric everything else in the company runs on.
Most of our compute is on-premise and growing. Simulation clusters, FPGA accelerator hosts for the quantum control stack, lab and instrument networks, and Kubernetes above all of it. When a team needs a cluster, someone racks it, cables it, wires it into the fabric, configures it in code, gives it addresses, names and time, and hands it over reproducible. Every quantum computer we build also gets a cluster of its own, so the count tracks machines rather than headcount. Soon more than ten edge clusters will exist across the R&D estate.
We run these fleets in code: Ansible roles, version-controlled inventories, declarative network configuration, and provisioning that goes from bare metal to a secured Kubernetes node without anyone typing into a terminal. Some of what you connect is a general-purpose compute node. Some is a control host with accelerator cards in it, metres from a dilution refrigerator, with timing requirements ordinary enterprise networks never have.
Based at our Sydney facility, you will work with central IT, facilities and the research and engineering teams whose hardware you stand up. This is a role for someone equally at home in a comms room and a Git repository, who wants every build to be repeatable and every change reviewable.
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SQC is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every listed requirement. If you’re excited about the role and believe you can contribute, we encourage you to apply.
This position may require access to export-controlled information or technology. Employment may be subject to applicable export control laws and may require eligibility assessment based on factors such as nationality, citizenship, or residency, and, where necessary, obtaining relevant export licenses or approvals.
SQC was founded by renowned physicist and materials scientist Michelle Simmons, who pioneered the field of atomic electronics, including the development of the world’s first single-atom transistor and the first integrated circuit built with atomic precision. Our Chair, Simon Segars, former CEO of Arm, is a leader in the semiconductor industry and was instrumental in developing the processors that powered the mobile computing revolution.
As a full-stack company with in-house QPU manufacturing, SQC can design, produce and test new quantum chips in under a week, enabling rapid iteration and a decisive advantage in the race to build the world’s first commercial-scale quantum computer.
SQC is a high-accountability environment built on a simple principle: Every Atom Counts. If you’re looking to play a meaningful role in building the next frontier of computing, we’d love to hear from you.