System Reliability Engineer - Quantum Computing

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in quantum computing seeks a System Reliability Engineer in London. The role involves managing Kubernetes and AWS-based systems, ensuring high performance and reliability. Candidates should have strong skills in cloud technologies and programming, with a competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

28 days of paid holiday plus public holidays

Workplace pension

Flexible working

Enhanced parental and adoption benefits

Qualifications

• Expertise in managed Kubernetes instances, especially Amazon EKS.
• Experience in collecting logs, traces, and metrics for distributed systems.
• Programming experience to understand production code.

Responsibilities

• Manage architecture, performance, security, and cost of cloud systems.
• Report, monitor, and diagnose issues and outages.
• Work closely with development teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS CloudWatch

Docker

OpenTelemetry

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Job description

System Reliability Engineer - Quantum Computing, London

Client:

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

2

Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

Job Description:

Quantinuum is seeking to hire a System Reliability Engineer for our Cambridge-based cloud platform, Quantinuum Nexus. Our team supports quantum researchers at every stage of an experiment, making working on quantum computers as easy as sending an email.

The successful candidate will be an expert in managed Kubernetes instances such as Amazon EKS and the distributed systems built on them. Managing architecture, performance, security, and cost will be core responsibilities. Experience with tools like Helm, Karpenter, and k9s is essential.

Experience with collecting logs, traces, and metrics via Opentelemetry, and making those available through AWS products like X-Ray and CloudWatch, is required. These readings will be used to ensure Nexus meets high standards for performance and reliability, or to guide improvements.

You will be active in reporting, monitoring, and diagnosing issues and outages. Programming experience to understand production code and correlate it with monitoring data is necessary. You will work closely with the development team to resolve issues swiftly.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience collecting logs, traces, and metrics for distributed systems
• Experience using AWS CloudWatch to identify bugs and performance issues
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
• Experience working on cloud-based systems where uptime is critical

It would be desirable to have:

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience in continuous deployment environments
• Debugging and troubleshooting skills in code
• Professional experience with Python
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry standards and SDKs

What is in it for you?

Work with a talented team in the quantum computing industry. We offer a competitive package, equity, 28 days of paid holiday (plus public holidays), a workplace pension, flexible working, and enhanced parental and adoption benefits.

About Us:

Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing

Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering quantum computers and software solutions. Our technology advances materials discovery, cybersecurity, and quantum AI. With around 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, we lead the quantum revolution globally.

Recently securing $300m in funding, learn more at our news pages: https://www.quantinuum.com/news

Employment is subject to pre-employment screening. We are an inclusive, equal-opportunity employer, considering applicants regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.