Embedded DevOps Engineer
Infleqtion1 month 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 used 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 gateware.
- Own lab system management, system-down response, uptime planning, backups, and recovery procedures.
- Collaborate with software and hardware engineers and document processes and system configurations.
- Support physical on-site hardware, network management, and server administration for in-house research laboratories.
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 covering networking, permissions, service management, and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency with automation and scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, automated testing, artifact repositories, versioned releases, and traceability across code, 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 systems, embedded systems, and production-grade systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent qualifications and extensive experience.
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard clearance is required and will be arranged for the successful candidate.
- Desirable qualifications include hardware-in-the-loop testing, embedded Linux, cross-compilation, RTOS or FPGA workflows, observability, secure software supply chains, laboratory networking, on-premises infrastructure, disaster recovery, and multidisciplinary engineering collaboration.
- Professional-level verbal and written communication skills are required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, bonus program, and incentive stock option plan.
- Unlimited PTO subject to fair usage.
- Generous company 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 worth four times salary.
- Hybrid work between the Kidlington office and the National Quantum Computing Centre, with work from home permitted up to 2 days per week subject to business needs and manager approval.
- Up to 10% travel, including international travel, may be required.