Senior Quantum Software Engineer (HPC Infrastructure)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Quantum Software Engineer (HPC Infrastructure)

• Focus: Technical ownership of a Linux HPC platform and its Azure-supported services

Description

Own and operate the Linux HPC infrastructure used by engineers and scientists to design, simulate, and validate quantum workflows. You will be responsible for compute, job scheduling, shared storage, remote graphical desktop access for Windows users, licensed engineering/EDA software, and the Azure resources that support them. You will set design and operational standards to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective services.

Responsibilities

• Act as the point of contact for HPC users; gather requirements for new capabilities and anticipate/mitigate risks

• Drive design reviews and help evolve cluster architecture for scalability and extensibility

• Build, operate, and troubleshoot complex infrastructure and tools, including Slurm-based job scheduling

• Provide and maintain remote Linux graphical desktop access for Windows users (e.g., VNC/RDP/NoMachine/OpenText Exceed)

• Install, maintain, and license commercial engineering and EDA software on Linux, including license servers (e.g., FlexNet Publisher)

• Develop and manage Azure infrastructure (VMs, virtual networks, private connectivity, quotas, monitoring, cost management) using infrastructure as code and automation

• Manage shared storage (NFS and/or Azure NetApp Files), including quotas, snapshots, backups, and data isolation between user groups

• Ensure reliability, security, and uptime: patching, vulnerability remediation, access reviews, least-privilege integrated with enterprise identity, backups, disaster recovery, and incident response/root-cause analysis

• Participate in iterative onboarding of new tools/workflows; mentor team members and users via documentation and runbooks

Requirements

• Doctorate (or Master’s/Bachelor’s) in a relevant field with required years of software industry experience in research/commercial or scientific computing OR equivalent experience

• 4+ years programming experience in related programming languages

• 4+ years experience in a collaborative environment

• Ability to meet required security screening processes (including Microsoft Cloud Background Check)

• Citizenship verification for access to export-controlled information

• Experience using AI tools to accelerate engineering work (automation scripts, infrastructure as code) with validation of AI output for accuracy and security

Benefits

• Build and support a mission-driven, scalable HPC platform at the intersection of HPC, AI, and quantum information technology

• Own platform standards for design, operations, security, reliability, and cost optimization