Staff DevSecOps Engineer

About IonQ: 

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services,andAstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.  

What to expect

The Platform Engineering team builds, secures and operates scalable infrastructure supporting cloud-managed SaaS products with on-premises components deployed at customer sites.

As our Staff DevSecOps Engineer, you will provide the technical leadership for our software factory, defining how software is built, secured and released across the organisation. You will own the roadmap, architecture and tooling that enable every engineering team to deliver software securely, consistently and at scale, while remaining hands-on with automation, infrastructure and platform engineering.

Working closely with Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations and Product Development, you will drive an automation-first culture where secure software delivery, developer experience and operational excellence are embedded into every stage of the software lifecycle.

• Define and evolve the software factory, including CI/CD platforms, release engineering, developer tooling, Infrastructure as Code, dependency management and software supply-chain security.

• Deliver secure-by-default engineering practices through automated security controls, policy enforcement, vulnerability management, compliance automation and AI-driven workflows.

• Mentor engineers, establish engineering standards and collaborate across technical teams to deliver scalable, secure and highly automated development platforms.

What you'll be doing

You will lead the design, implementation and operation of the organisation's DevSecOps platform, ensuring software moves securely and efficiently from commit to production. You will develop reusable CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code modules and self-service developer capabilities that improve productivity whilst maintaining the highest security standards.

You will own release management, dependency and supply-chain security, security operations and hybrid infrastructure consistency across cloud and on-premises environments. You will also drive the adoption of agentic automation and AI-enabled workflows to reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency and enhance software delivery.

• Own the software-factory roadmap, CI/CD platform, release engineering, Infrastructure as Code, internal developer platform and software supply-chain security.

• Embed security throughout the delivery pipeline through automated scanning, policy enforcement, vulnerability management, secrets management and continuous compliance.

• Develop agentic automation for pipeline operations, dependency management, release processes and operational support, while providing technical leadership, mentoring and engineering governance.

What you'll bring

You are an experienced DevSecOps or Platform Engineering leader with more than eight years of production engineering experience and recent hands-on responsibility for building and operating enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms.

You have designed production Infrastructure as Code, embedded security into delivery pipelines and delivered measurable improvements across software delivery, release management, dependency governance or vulnerability remediation. You are passionate about automation and continuously removing manual effort through tooling, scripting and intelligent workflows.

• 8+ years of production engineering experience with recent hands-on responsibility for enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms, Infrastructure as Code and production automation.

• Proven experience embedding security into software delivery through automated scanning, policy enforcement, vulnerability management and measurable operational improvements.

• Strong scripting and automation skills, with a demonstrated ability to simplify complex operational processes through reusable tooling and automation.

You'll be a great fit with

You have deep expertise in modern software supply-chain security, internal developer platforms and secure software delivery. You understand how to balance developer productivity with governance, compliance and operational resilience, while creating platforms that engineering teams enjoy using.

You bring practical experience of AI-enabled software delivery, modern release engineering and cloud-native platform design, with a passion for building secure, scalable and highly automated engineering ecosystems.

• Proven expertise in software supply-chain security, including artefact signing, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), provenance and SLSA principles.

• Experience designing internal developer platforms, self-service engineering capabilities and release management processes, including expedited production releases.

• Hands-on experience with agentic automation, AI or LLM security, and intelligent workflow orchestration within modern DevSecOps environments.

Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. 

At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.

We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

US Technical Jobs.  The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.  Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls.  Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.  Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.  

US Non-Technical Jobs.  Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!