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Infrastructure & systems engineer

Location: Madison, WI (Onsite)

Employment: Full-time

Qolab is recruiting an infrastructure and systems engineer to build and maintain the technical foundation supporting our development of utility-scale superconducting quantum computers.

What you'll do

  • Administer comprehensive corporate IT infrastructure, encompassing Google Workspace Enterprise, mobile device management (MDM), secret management, automated onboarding workflows, and highly redundant backup architectures.
  • Configure and maintain cloud systems and backend infrastructure for internal and user-facing web applications.
  • Drive agentic software development to support lab data pipelines, collaborating closely with teams of physicists to streamline R&D workflows.
  • Architect, build, and maintain object-oriented Python libraries for quantum hardware control.
  • Manage complex GitHub repository architectures and build automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Develop and enforce zero-trust IT security controls, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and NIST compliance frameworks for corporate audits.

What we’re looking for

Qualifications:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 2+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, IT systems engineering, or similar deep-tech R&D environments.
  • Broad technical depth across software engineering, infrastructure automation, and IT security, with a demonstrated ability to dive deep into specialized domains.
  • Proficiency with modern programming languages (e.g., Python), Git repository management, CI/CD tools, cloud identity providers, and systems administration.

Mindset & onsite requirements:

  • Autonomous: Highly self-directed and comfortable taking complete ownership of ambiguous problems without requiring a predefined roadmap.
  • Fast-Paced: Motivated to learn quickly and thoroughly in a rapid, cutting-edge engineering environment.
  • Execution-Oriented: Excited by high technical depth, rapid iteration, and high-responsibility roles.
  • Location: Able to work onsite at our facility in Madison, WI.
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