Principal Cloud Architect

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $167.8k - $219.7k / year

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IonQ

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔌 API

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • API • Enterprise

IonQ is a company specializing in quantum computing, providing a quantum cloud platform that allows users to access and utilize quantum processors. They offer extensive documentation and resources for developers to learn and implement quantum computing solutions using their SDKs and APIs, integrating with platforms like Qiskit, Cirq, and TensorFlow. IonQ also offers integrations with cloud services such as Amazon Braket, enabling hybrid cloud quantum computing. Their platform includes tools for managing jobs, organizations, and projects, as well as simulators that support noise models and up to 29 qubits. IonQ is dedicated to advancing quantum computing technology and provides community support through channels like Slack.

📋 Description

• Design and document end-to-end cloud architectures spanning compute, storage, networking, identity, and data services. • Define and maintain cloud reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards that engineering teams build against. • Lead cloud migration efforts, including assessment, planning, and execution of moving on-premises or legacy workloads to the cloud. • Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and third-party solutions based on technical fit, cost, and operational impact. • Implement infrastructure-as-code practices to ensure environments are repeatable, version-controlled, and auditable. • Build security and compliance into architectures from the start, including identity and access management, encryption, network segmentation, and adherence to relevant regulatory frameworks. • Develop strategies for high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance optimization. • Establish cloud cost management and governance practices, identifying opportunities to optimize spend. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, conducting architecture reviews and guiding implementation decisions. • Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential value to the organization. • Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to align cloud strategy with organizational objectives.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, software engineering, or systems architecture, with at least 3 years in a cloud-focused role. • Deep, hands-on expertise with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform). • Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, and security best practices. • Proven experience designing scalable, resilient, and secure distributed systems. • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tooling (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or Pulumi). • Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). • Solid grasp of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans • Matching 401(k) • Unlimited PTO and paid holidays • Parental/adoption leave • Legal insurance • Home technology stipend