Q-ctrl

Lead Security Engineer

Sydney Full Time
About the team
At Q-CTRL, Quantum Computing Engineering is a global team of software engineers and infrastructure experts,combining deep technical expertise with a startup mindset to deliver real impact through software innovation. Our work is underpinned by robust standards, and by embracing the three virtues. Our team excels in areas across back-end, front-end, machine learning, and platform engineering.

We transform Q-CTRL’s world-leading technological breakthroughs into commercial software products with applications across defense, research, and industry. We work closely with Product, Design, and Research teams to accelerate the path to quantum advantage worldwide.

About the role
The Q-CTRL Platform has grown rapidly from a single product running as a single container to a growing list of products in a highly distributed Kubernetes environment. New and exciting customer opportunities are seeing this stack evolve further, including on premises and hybrid architectures and full stack solutions embedded on the edge. This growth brings a diverse and dynamic security landscape shaped by industry, customer, and compliance requirements across multiple deployment models.

As Q-CTRL's engineering function expands, we're bringing on a lead security engineer to establish and grow our security team from its current foundation. Working alongside our existing security engineer, you'll use your hands-on cybersecurity experience to build a highly competent, dynamic, and specialized team focused on ensuring Q-CTRL's security objectives are met. This is an opportunity to shape security practices from the ground up while navigating the unique challenges of securing quantum control software across diverse environments.