DevOps Engineer

Introduction We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to further operational excellence initiatives within IBM Quantum. In this role, you will drive improvements to the developer experience by designing and evolving CI/CD pipelines, build and test infrastructure, deployment workflows, and internal tooling that enable teams to deliver software quickly and reliably. You will break down complex operational challenges, automate manual processes, and establish best practices for infrastructure as code, environment management, and release automation. This role emphasizes technical leadership, ownership of critical developer-facing platforms, and consistent delivery of business value through faster feedback loops, higher deployment confidence, and improved internal process reliability. Your role and responsibilities As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll be responsible for creating and improving on existing operational practices within the IBM Quantum Platform team, including CI/CD pipelines, development tooling, local development enablement, and more. You will also be expected to contribute to the development of new features and functionality for the Quantum Platform at times operational needs require less attention. Our work plays a fundamental role in transforming complex quantum research into scalable, real‑world solutions that define the next era of computing. Joining this team as a Senior DevOps Engineer means stepping into a high‑impact role where you'll directly improve the development the day-to-day overhead of your peers, reduce team toil, and shape best practices for the future. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise Extensive experience in DevOps or developer platform engineering, supporting multiple software teams in production environments. Hands on expertise building and operating CI/CD pipelines, including build, test, and deployment automation for distributed systems. Strong background in cloud and infrastructure tooling, using infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and containerized workloads. Proven ability to improve developer workflows and tooling, reducing friction and increasing delivery speed and reliability. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized deployments. Preferred technical and professional experience Experience designing internal developer platforms or selfservice tooling at scale. Familiarity with observability and reliability practices, including monitoring, logging, and incident response. Contributions to open-source or inner-source projects. Familiarity with AI-powered observability platforms or tools capable of detecting anomalies, performance regressions, or unusual workload patterns. Experience exploring or adopting new AI technologies that enhance developer productivity, service reliability, or operational efficiency. IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud. In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer? IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world. IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long
• term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. Job Title DevOps Engineer Date posted 05-May-2026 Job

ID 113264

City / Township / Village Yorktown Heights State / Province New York Country United States Work arrangement Hybrid Area of work Infrastructure & Technology Employment type Regular Contract type Regular Projected Minimum Salary per year 111,000.00 Projected Maximum Salary per year 191,000.00 Position type Professional Travel required No Travel Company (0147) International Business Machines Corporation Shift General (daytime) Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? No