Embedded DevOps Engineer

Infleqtion; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Stock option plan

Unlimited PTO

Pension contribution (10%)

Cycle to work program

Job summary

Infleqtion UK is expanding its engineering team and recruiting an Embedded DevOps engineer to join our Kidlington, Oxford office and the National Quantum Computing Centre at Harwell. This role blends development and deployment of robust testing and build pipelines for software, firmware and gateware, with some on-site hardware maintenance.

You will develop and maintain CI/CD, automate deployments, and support lab hardware using IaC.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CI/CD for systems with software and embedded hardware or FPGA gateware.
• Strong Linux systems administration, scripting and automation skills.
• Ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams in lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Software Deployment: Manage containers and orchestrate CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployment, robust testing and traceable updates.
• Hardware-in-the-loop configuration: Manage configurations of networked systems for development, testing & commissioning.
• Infrastructure as code: Design, develop, and maintain IaC solutions and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment.
• Software security: Define and own software security procedures for software, firmware and gateware.
• System-down planning: Own lab system management and coordinate recovery plans.
• Collaboration and Documentation: Document processes and configurations across software and hardware teams.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Embedded systems

Linux administration

Python/Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related field

BPSS clearance

Tools

Docker

Podman

Ansible

Terraform

Nix

Job description

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 approval.Candidate 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 andgateware.The role will be instrumental in defining our version control, auditingand engineering procedures around delivering production software for deployed systems.Additionally, the role will involve somemaintenanceof physical on-site hardware, network management, server administrationto support our in-house research labs.The 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-down'planning 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, build,testand release processes for systems that combine software with embedded hardware,firmwareor FPGAgateware.
• Linux and automationexpertise: Strong Linux systems administration skills, including networking, permissions, servicemanagementand troubleshooting, together withproficiencyin automation and scripting using Python,Bashor 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 Docker,Podman, 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, FPGA,systemsand research engineers.

Experience

• A minimum of4years’DevOpsexperience 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:

• Bachelor’s 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 don't meet every single point in our job advertisement, please don't 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 based 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 CV's from agencies. Infleqtion is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CV's.

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)