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IonQ

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Bothell, WA

$145.92K - $191.05K/yr

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll help build and maintain this critical infrastructure. Responsibilities: * Help build out, automate, and maintain our on-premises and cloud-based ...

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As of May 29, 2026, the average yearly pay for contractual critical infrastructure engineer in the United States is $127,066.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $107,500.00 and $141,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectContractual Critical Infrastructure EngineerCritical Infrastructure Technician
CredentialsEngineering degree, certifications like CISSP or PETechnical certifications, specialized training
Work EnvironmentDesign, planning, project management in infrastructure projectsOn-site maintenance, troubleshooting, system monitoring
Employer & Industry UsageConsulting firms, government agencies, large infrastructure companiesUtilities, infrastructure service providers, maintenance firms

The Contractual Critical Infrastructure Engineer focuses on designing and managing infrastructure projects, requiring engineering credentials and planning expertise. In contrast, the Critical Infrastructure Technician handles on-site maintenance and troubleshooting, emphasizing technical skills and hands-on work. Both roles are vital in infrastructure sectors but differ in responsibilities and qualifications.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

IonQ

Bothell, WA

$145.92K - $191.05K/yr

Other

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. In this role, you will be building and operating quantum computers, which requires lots of classical computers - from high-performance computing clusters to VMs and containerized services, we rely on on-prem and cloud-based computers every day. We also build out all of the avenues that code gets from laptops and workspaces onto those classical computers. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll help build and maintain this critical infrastructure. 

Responsibilities:

  • Help build out, automate, and maintain our on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure 
  • Contribute to expanding our Observability platform (built on Grafana stack) 
  • Help develop and implement our digital security capabilities for both our cloud infrastructure and on-prem facilities
  • Provision infrastructure in the cloud and on-prem as needed
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, enabling developer acceleration
  • Monitor systems to analyze and improve performance, security, and reliability
  • Operationalize our global fleet and development services 
  • Collaborate closely with software and hardware engineers to continuously improve how we do things

You'd be a good fit with:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or equivalent practical experience -- untraditional backgrounds are welcome and encouraged!
  • 6+ years experience in technical infrastructure and software development
  • 3+ years of experience in Linux system administration
  • 3+ years experience in Kubernetes
  • Expert-level knowledge with a programming language of your choice
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

You'd be a great fit with:

  • 5+ years experience with Kubernetes or other containerization technologies
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years experience with Terraform
  • 3+ years experience with VM-based virtualization
  • Prior experience running bare-metal Kubernetes clusters
  • Prior experience provisioning physical servers and network equipment
  • Prior experience scaling and securing distributed applications

Location: This role will be based at our office in College Park, MD, or Bothell, WA, and can work remotely up to 3 days per week. 
Travel: Up to 15%
Job ID:  1437

The approximate base salary range for this position is $145,920 - $191,047. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.

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