DevOps Engineer II

About D‑Wave

D-Wave 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.

Dev Ops Engineer (Platform Reliability & Observability) reporting to the Dev Ops Engineering Manager. This role supports and operates hybrid infrastructure platforms spanning on‑premises environments, Kubernetes clusters, cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines. It is remote‑friendly with a preference for candidates located within a few hours of our New Haven office.

• Improve observability across systems by developing and maintaining logging, metrics, dashboards, and alerting solutions.
• Work with tools such as Zabbix, Open Search, Cloud Watch and Grafana to improve system visibility, monitoring coverage and operational reliability across hybrid cloud and hardware‑integrated platforms.
• Investigate and resolve issues across infrastructure, Kubernetes workloads, CI/CD pipelines and cloud services.
• Support operation of Kubernetes platforms (on‑prem and cloud), including deploying workloads, troubleshooting issues and improving reliability.
• Build, maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Hub Actions) to support reliable and repeatable deployments.
• Assist with troubleshooting and reliability improvements for stateful services and relational database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon Aurora).
• Assist in maintaining hybrid infrastructure across on‑prem and AWS environments.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Support containerised applications, including building, deploying and debugging Docker‑based workloads.
• Help improve alert quality and reduce noise to support effective incident response.
• Support internal platform efforts, including development environments and shared infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with engineers across hardware, software and infrastructure teams to resolve issues and improve system reliability.
• Contribute to automation efforts to reduce manual operational work and improve consistency across environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Three or more years of experience in Dev Ops, infrastructure, systems engineering or a related field.
• Strong Linux fundamentals and troubleshooting skills in distributed environments.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS and cloud‑based infrastructure.
• Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., Git Hub Actions).
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with containerisation using Docker and deploying containerised applications.
• Exposure to Kubernetes concepts and container orchestration environments.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Zabbix, Cloud Watch, Open Search, Grafana).
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon Aurora) and basic performance troubleshooting, connectivity and operational considerations.
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash) to support automation and debugging.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, firewalls).
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to debug issues across multiple systems.
• Comfort working in a fast‑moving environment with evolving systems and priorities.
• Desire to learn and grow in areas such as Kubernetes, observability, infrastructure automation and platform reliability.

Base pay range: 126,000 – 172,000 USD per year (New Haven).

It is D‑Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.