Senior Systems and Network Engineer

Senior Systems and Network Engineer

Location: College Park, Maryland, USA

Responsibilities:

Provision Linux servers and system heads used for quantum hardware builds, including PXE boot, OS installation, and automated configuration.

Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code for server and network provisioning using tools such as Ansible, Kickstart, Foreman, Packer, Terraform, or equivalent technologies.

Design, configure, and troubleshoot lab and datacenter networks, including VLANs, managed switches, firewalls, and structured cabling.

Integrate specialized scientific and laboratory hardware into the compute environment, including cameras, laser control systems, and custom device drivers.

Use IPMI/BMC and other out-of-band tools to manage a growing server fleet.

Define and document handoff criteria for systems before they are used by teams running experiments.

Diagnose and resolve infrastructure problems that block quantum hardware builds or experimental runs.

Work with software, DevOps, and hardware engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements for new systems.

Write runbooks and documentation to ensure provisioning knowledge is maintained in shared repositories.

Help automate infrastructure operations so systems remain reproducible and scalable.

Qualifications:

6+ years of experience in systems, network, or infrastructure engineering.

Hands-on experience provisioning servers in production environments.

Experience configuring and troubleshooting switches, firewalls, routers, and on-premises servers.

Direct experience configuring VLANs and managed-switch environments.

Experience building or rebuilding provisioning workflows using infrastructure-as-code or automation tools such as Ansible, Salt, Kickstart, Foreman, Cobbler, Packer, or equivalent.

Experience integrating specialized or custom hardware into a compute environment.

Working knowledge of IPMI/BMC and out-of-band server management.

Strong scripting ability in Python, Go, or an equivalent language.

Ability to work in an environment where infrastructure problems can directly affect hardware development and experimental work.

Preferred:

Experience managing significant on-premises compute infrastructure, such as bare-metal cloud, colocation, or high-density computing environments.

Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration in bare-metal or hybrid environments.

Experience with configuration drift detection, enforcement, and provisioning pipeline idempotency.

Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid on-premises/cloud networking.

Experience working in a research, national laboratory, or scientific computing environment.

Previous exposure to quantum computing or other deep-tech hardware environments.

Benefits and Compensation:

Approximate base salary: $126,887 to $166,127 per year.

Total compensation may include base salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

401(k) matching.

Unlimited paid time off and paid holidays.

Parental and adoption leave.

Legal insurance.

Home technology stipend.

Other Information:

Travel: Up to 15%.

Job ID: 1741.

The position is based at IonQ's College Park, Maryland office, with an option to work remotely several days per week.

The position involves technology subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.

Additional immigration and citizenship questions may be required for export-control and compliance purposes.

IonQ conducts pre-employment background and risk screening subject to applicable law.