Senior HPC Systems Engineer for Quantum Research

Doist; Boulder, College Park, Bothell (CO, MD, WA); Hybrid; USD 145,920 - 209,241; Full time

Job summary

IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, is seeking an HPC Cluster Engineer to design, build, and operate the internal HPC platform used by researchers and developers.

You will develop automation for Linux systems, manage on-premises and cloud clusters, and collaborate with Infrastructure and research teams to accelerate scientific workloads. The role offers hybrid work, travel up to 15%, and opportunities to work with GPUs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years Linux systems experience on HPC clusters; including cluster management, performance tuning, and resource management.
• Familiarity with Slurm, PBS, or Grid Engine.
• Comfort with Git or other version control systems.
• Proficiency with Python, Go, and Bash.
• Experience with Ansible and other configuration-management tools.
• Experience delivering projects in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience deploying HPC clusters on cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
• Exposure to quantum computing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate HPC systems for running quantum simulations and applications.
• Develop automation and tooling for configuring Linux systems both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Support IonQ's internal researchers and software developers as they run simulations and workloads.
• Build technical relationships with stakeholders across teams running a wide variety of workloads.
• Self-manage your projects, priorities, and deadlines; identify, track, and mitigate roadblocks and technical risks.
• Grow into a go-to resource for configuring, automating, and running HPC workloads within IonQ's technical community.

Skills

Linux systems

HPC clusters

Slurm

PBS

Grid Engine

Git

Python

Go

Bash

Ansible

Docker

Podman

Singularity

Enroot

GCP

AWS

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

NVIDIA GPUs

Job description

IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, is seeking an HPC Cluster Engineer to design, build, and operate the internal HPC platform used by researchers and developers.

You will develop automation for Linux systems, manage on-premises and cloud clusters, and collaborate with Infrastructure and research teams to accelerate scientific workloads. The role offers hybrid work, travel up to 15%, and opportunities to work with GPUs.