Director of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

6d6 days ago

IonQ

Basel, CH · Full-time · CHF 250,000 – CHF 350,000

About this role

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform, delivering integrated solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. The Director of SRE will lead a cross-functional team to build the world's best quantum computers solving complex problems. This role focuses on SRE/DevOps for multi-tenant SaaS at scale.

Own production for availability, latency, incident response, disaster recovery, and capacity management on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Implement an SRE operating model using SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets. Bridge cloud infrastructure architecture with AI-ready operations.

Lead SRE/DevOps organizations ensuring a secure-by-default platform for product teams. Based in Switzerland with up to 20% travel. Join global operations spanning the US, Europe, Asia, and more.

Contribute to cutting-edge systems like IonQ Tempo, achieving 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity and world records. Partner with AWS, AstraZeneca in drug discovery, materials science, cybersecurity. Accelerate innovation in quantum computing.

Requirements

Experience building SRE/DevOps organizations for multi-tenant SaaS at scale
Expertise in AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms
Proven production ownership of availability, latency, and capacity management
Track record implementing SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
Knowledge of incident response and disaster recovery processes
Background bridging infrastructure architecture and operations
Familiarity with secure-by-default platforms in cloud environments

Responsibilities

Build and lead SRE/DevOps organizations operating multi-tenant SaaS at scale on AWS, Azure, and GCP
Own production availability and latency
Manage incident response and disaster recovery
Handle capacity management
Implement SRE operating model using SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
Bridge cloud infrastructure architecture and AI-ready operations
Ensure secure-by-default platform for product teams
Lead IonQ on journey to build world's best quantum computers