DevOps Engineer

Description

The Israeli Quantum Computing Center (IQCC) is a cutting-edge national facility, providing world-class infrastructure supporting quantum computing research and development for both academia and industry. The IQCC is managed and operated by Quantum Machines (QM) , the global leader in quantum computing control systems. We design, build, and operate datacenter infrastructure for next-generation quantum computers and advanced research systems. Our focus is on extensibility, openness, and full hackability across the entire stack - from bare-metal hardware to user-facing services.

Our platforms enable researchers around the world to experiment, iterate, and collaborate, while also allowing nascent industries to prototype, validate, and create new intellectual property. By combining high-performance compute, modern cloud-native tooling, and open-source principles, we aim to accelerate progress in both fundamental research and real-world applications.

We are looking for a Platform / DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the core infrastructure for a research compute datacenter. This platform supports researchers and physicists by providing scalable compute resources and exposing selected physics experiments to external users as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

What You'll Do

• Design, maintain, and operate bare-metal Kubernetes clusters used for research and production workloads.
• Build and manage declarative GitOps and workflows using tools such as Argo CD and Argo Workflows.
• Develop and maintain Python-based infrastructure automation, backend services, APIs, and internal tooling for Kubernetes-based research platforms.
• Administer and support core services such as Linux systems, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
• Implement and evolve networking and security policies, including Cilium-based enforcement.
• Collaborate with researchers to expose internal physics experiments as external SaaS services.
• Contribute to internal platforms and, where possible, open-source projects.
• Continuously improve reliability, observability, and developer/researcher experience.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ experience with Python (automation, tooling, or backend services).
• 3+ Hands-on experience maintaining bare-metal Kubernetes clusters.
• Practical knowledge of GitOps and DevOps tools, especially Argo CD, Argo Workflows.
• 3+ Experience operating Redis and PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Solid Linux system administration skills.
• Comfortable working in complex, distributed infrastructure environments.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Commitment to thorough documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to design and implement reusable infrastructure patterns.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Direct impact on scientific research and real-world physics experiments
• Opportunity to work on non-cloud, high-performance, bare-metal infrastructure
• Strong emphasis on open-source technologies and best practices
• A mix of deep infrastructure engineering and exposure to user-facing services

Preferred Skills

Nice to Have / Willing to Learn

• Basic knowledge of Cilium and Tetragon networking and policy enforcement (or strong interest in learning it)
• Basic web development experience, preferably with Svelte (or interest in learning frontend technologies)
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source software

Minor bonus: some familiarity with Go (Golang) is a plus but completely optional, to closely work with our team and researchers.