Embedded DevOps Engineer
Infleqtion19 days ago
Kidlington, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Manage containers and CI/CD pipelines for software deployment, testing, and traceable updates.
- Configure and maintain networked hardware-in-the-loop systems for development, testing, and commissioning.
- Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions and automated deployment processes.
- Define and own secure software development and deployment procedures for software, firmware, and FPGA gateware.
- Own laboratory system management, system-down planning, incident response, backup policies, and recovery processes.
- Maintain on-site hardware, networks, servers, and laboratory infrastructure.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, electronics, FPGA, systems, and research engineers while documenting configurations and procedures.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of DevOps experience working with embedded devices.
- Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD, build, test, and release processes for systems combining software with embedded hardware, firmware, or FPGA gateware.
- Strong Linux systems administration skills, including networking, permissions, service management, and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, automated testing, artifact repositories, versioned releases, and traceability across source, builds, deployments, and hardware configurations.
- Hands-on experience with containers and infrastructure or configuration management tools such as Docker, Podman, Ansible, Terraform, or Nix.
- Experience with complex networked embedded systems and production-grade systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent qualification through extensive experience.
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard certification is required; the employer will arrange it.
- Professional-level verbal and written communication skills.
- Desirable experience includes hardware-in-the-loop test environments, embedded Linux, cross-compilation, RTOS, FPGA workflows, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, secure software supply chains, laboratory networks, on-premises servers, virtualization, backups, disaster recovery, and regulated or safety-critical systems.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with up to 2 work-from-home days per week subject to business needs and manager approval.
- Competitive salary and bonus program.
- Incentive Stock Option Plan.
- Unlimited PTO subject to fair usage.
- 10% pension contribution regardless of employee contribution.
- Cycle-to-work scheme and tax-efficient technology schemes.
- BUPA private healthcare insurance after successful completion of the probationary period.
- Life assurance equal to 4 times salary.
- Full-time role based between the Kidlington office and the National Quantum Computing Centre in Harwell, with up to 10% travel including international travel.
- Work in office and laboratory environments with lifting and carrying of up to 10 kg.
About Infleqtion
Infleqtion builds neutral-atom quantum systems for computing, networking, and precision sensing, along with the Superstaq software platform. It sells quantum computers, optical clocks, RF receivers, and inertial sensors to government and commercial customers in sectors such as defense, space, energy, and telecommunications. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, Infleqtion is publicly listed on the NYSE (ticker: INFQ) and operates across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.