Platform Engineer

Entangled Future; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Silicon Quantum Computing in Sydney is seeking a mid-level Platform Engineer to join the Engineering Infrastructure team. The role blends HPC, DevOps, and research & development support to operate compute clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and internal tooling across multiple projects.

You will own and improve on-prem and cloud HPC clusters, implement IaC, and collaborate with researchers and software engineers building fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on with HPC or compute cluster environments
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong Linux administration and scripting (Bash, Python)
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent)
• CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent)
• Core networking services (DNS, DHCP, NTP)
• Clear communication with technical teams across the business

Responsibilities

• Own and operate HPC compute clusters (on-prem and cloud) for simulation and quantum workloads
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple products and toolchains (GitHub Enterprise, automated testing, deployment)
• Manage internal application platforms and dev tooling on Kubernetes (Ansys, Sonnet, and our compute platform)
• Support physics and research teams in accessing and getting the most from compute resources
• Monitor platform health, respond to incidents, and drive reliability improvements
• Develop infrastructure-as-code practices that improve consistency and speed up onboarding

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Infrastructure-as-code

CI/CD tooling

HPC / compute clusters

Networking services (DNS, DHCP, NTP)

Troubleshooting

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Platform Engineer at Silicon Quantum Computing, Sydney. A mid-level full time position in the Software team, listed under software engineering.

About the role

We are hiring a Platform Engineer for our Engineering Infrastructure team, the operational backbone of SQC's engineering and R&D organisation. This team runs the compute clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and internal tooling that every team in the company depends on, from physicists running atom-scale simulations to software engineers shipping our quantum products.

The infrastructure covers a lot of ground. On any given day you might be tuning an HPC cluster running simulation workloads, maintaining GitHub Enterprise and CI pipelines across multiple products, or standing up new tooling on Kubernetes for a research team that needs compute at short notice. Our users range from theorists to hardware engineers, so the work stays varied and technically demanding.

This is a hands-on role at the intersection of HPC, DevOps, and R&D support, in one of the most technically ambitious companies in Australia. You will do more than maintain what exists. You will help shape the platform's direction as we scale, working directly alongside the people building fault-tolerant quantum computers from silicon.

Essential

• 3+ years in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong Linux administration and scripting (Bash, Python)
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent)
• CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent)
• Hands-on with HPC or compute cluster environments
• Core networking services (DNS, DHCP, NTP)
• Strong troubleshooting across complex, multi-system environments, and clear communication with technical teams across the business

Export controls

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.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate our HPC compute clusters (on-prem and cloud) for simulation and quantum circuit workloads
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple products and toolchains (GitHub Enterprise, automated testing, deployment)
• Manage internal application platforms and dev tooling on Kubernetes (Ansys, Sonnet, and our compute platform)
• Support physics and research teams in accessing and getting the most from compute resources
• Monitor platform health, respond to incidents, and drive reliability improvements
• Develop infrastructure-as-code practices that improve consistency and speed up onboarding

Nice to Have

• Scientific or research computing experience
• Monitoring and telemetry tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• Other IaC or config tooling (Pulumi, Chef, Puppet)
• Broader networking infrastructure
• Exposure to Ansys or similar simulation environments
• Curiosity about quantum computing (no physics degree required)