Senior DevOps Engineer (Platform Operations, Security & Observability) [626] at D-Wave Quantum

Job description

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum computing products and services, spanning both annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations across commercial, government, and research sectors trust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum computing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com . About the role D-Wave is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (Platform Operations, Security & Observability) to join our DevOps team in New Haven, reporting to the DevOps Engineering Manager. In this role, you will operate and improve hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS, on-premises environments, Kubernetes platforms, and software delivery pipelines. Your responsibilities will emphasize one or more of the following areas: platform operations and software delivery, security and infrastructure hardening, or monitoring and observability. We welcome candidates with deep experience in one or more of these areas and broad proficiency across DevOps practices. Working closely with hardware, software, and DevOps teams, you will own operational issues and technical initiatives end-to-end, supporting D-Wave’s quantum computing services and hardware-integrated systems. You will combine hands-on support with engineering improvements that make our systems more reliable, secure, and easier to maintain. This is a hybrid role based in New Haven, CT, with at least three days per week on-site. Candidates who can meet this schedule are preferred, though remote candidates may be considered. What you'll do Own day-to-day support for AWS applications and shared infrastructure, resolving deployment, configuration, and runtime issues Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and software release processes using tools such as GitHub Actions, including deployment reliability and recovery Support repository onboarding, access requests, and ticketed infrastructure work, improving consistency through automation and self-service Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Bash Strengthen security across AWS, Kubernetes, and on-premises environments through access controls, secrets management, hardening, and patching, in partnership with enterprise security teams Integrate security scanning into engineering workflows and coordinate the prioritization and remediation of findings Support compliance evidence collection and Vanta workflows, incorporating security requirements into platform development and cloud migrations Improve monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerting using tools such as Zabbix, Prometheus, OpenSearch, CloudWatch, and Grafana Partner with application owners to improve instrumentation, define meaningful measures of service health, and improve production readiness Improve alert quality and develop runbooks to support effective incident response Lead complex troubleshooting and incident resolution across applications and infrastructure, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions Collaborate across teams, mentor teammates, and contribute to technical design, code reviews, and documentation About You Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 5+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, systems engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related field Demonstrated ability to independently own production systems or technical initia