Principal Solutions Architect – Quantum-Safe Networks

🕒 August 7

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $193k - $276.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

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💻 Solutions Engineer

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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 quantum-safe target architectures and migration paths for customer networks across WAN and transport, data center and campus, segmentation and access control, key management, and underlying cryptography • Lead technical discovery and architecture workshops with network, security, and infrastructure teams • Assess current cryptographic deployments and develop executable migration plans • Own the technical thread in complex pursuits, including architecture proposals, RFI/RFP responses, security and compliance questions, competitive positioning, and objection handling • Design and run proofs of concept, interoperability tests, and pilots involving PQC, hybrid key exchange, and relevant QKD-integrated links • Translate field learning into reference architectures, migration playbooks, interoperability matrices, and design guides • Represent customer architectural constraints, integration gaps, and roadmap requirements to Product and Engineering • Track and contribute to NIST PQC standards, IETF protocol work, mandates, and deadlines • Partner with Marketing, Corporate Communications, and GTM on talks, papers, blogs, standards bodies, and industry events • Conduct architecture reviews, mentor others, and establish reusable design patterns

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years designing and securing enterprise and/or service provider networks in a solutions architecture, network architecture, security architecture, or senior customer-facing engineering capacity • Deep hands-on knowledge of routing and switching, IP transport, network segmentation, firewall and access control design, VPN and network-layer encryption, and Zero Trust principles • Multi-vendor experience, such as Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Nokia • Working knowledge of TLS, IPsec, MACsec, PKI and certificate lifecycle, key management, and algorithm/key-material changes • Demonstrated ability to lead customer workshops and architecture discussions with engineers, CISOs, and SVPs of Infrastructure • Grounding in post-quantum cryptography, crypto-agility, quantum key distribution, and network migration challenges • Strong written communication • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • Willingness to travel up to 30%, primarily within the US, with incidental international travel • Must meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person or obtain/qualify for required authorization or license exception

🏖️ Benefits

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