Infrastructure Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Infrastructure Manager. Location: Berkeley, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and align priorities for the infrastructure engineering team.
• Support and develop team members while fostering a collaborative and sustainable culture.
• Reduce reliance on individual experts by building shared team knowledge.
• Participate in hiring and justify team expansion as needed.

Infrastructure Platform Development

• Design, develop, and maintain infrastructure supporting Rigetti’s quantum computing platform, including cloud systems (AWS), Kubernetes-orchestrated workloads, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), and backend services built in Python/Flask;
• Support data infrastructure including Postgres databases and Kafka streaming pipelines.
• Maintain hybrid infrastructure integrating cloud, on-prem lab, and fabrication environments.
• Improve internal developer tooling and infrastructure usability to boost productivity;
• Guide architecture discussions for hybrid cloud and on-prem deployments.

Infrastructure Maturity & Operational Excellence

• Introduce robust operational practices and processes to scale infrastructure.
• Enhance system resilience, reliability, and documentation for production environments.
• Simplify complex infrastructure patterns and improve operational efficiency, including cost optimization.

Cross-Functional Infrastructure Support

• Collaborate with software engineers, quantum engineers, and hardware teams.
• Support transition to external hardware deployments requiring cloud and on-prem integration;
• Integrate infrastructure with lab devices, fabrication environments, and specialized hardware.

Vendor & Networking Coordination

• Manage relationships with infrastructure and networking vendors.
• Evaluate long-term networking strategy and bring capabilities in-house where possible.
• Coordinate with contractors and partners supporting infrastructure and networking systems.

Qualifications:

• Experience leading or managing Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE teams.
• Experience building infrastructure in startup or rapidly evolving environments.
• Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure stacks including:
  • Cloud providers (AWS or equivalent);
  • Kubernetes and containerized workloads
  • Infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience supporting production distributed systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across highly technical teams.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary: $215,000–$275,000 per year, depending on experience and location.
• Equity opportunities, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan;
• Paid parental leave program and vacation policy aligned with local regulations.
• Rejuvenation days for wellness and mental health.
• Work in a diverse, inclusive, and mission-driven environment.