Network and System Engineer for Quantum Networking Deployments at Q*Bird, Delft
Job Description
Q*Bird is hiring a Network and Systems Engineer to look after customer deployments of its quantum networking devices as well as the company’s own IT infrastructure. You will prepare devices for deployment, help integrate them into customer networks, train customers who are new to quantum networking, and keep Q*Bird’s LAN, VPN and Linux servers reliable. It suits a security-minded engineer who is curious about protecting networks against future quantum computers and about the quantum internet more broadly.
At a glance
- Role: Network and System Engineer
- Location: Delft, Netherlands (full time)
- Experience: 1+ year in network engineering, system administration or support engineering
- Focus: Customer deployments of quantum networking devices plus internal IT
- Posted: 16 June 2026
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 14 October 2026)
What the role covers
- Prepare quantum networking devices for deployment: install software, validate readiness and manage certificates and security configuration
- Support integration into customer networks: network configuration, system integration, software and firmware updates, and troubleshooting
- Onboard and train customers, and be a trusted technical contact while they learn the technology
- Maintain Q*Bird’s LAN, VPN, Linux servers and other infrastructure, and give day-to-day IT support to staff
- Improve workflows through automation and tooling
What Q*Bird is looking for
- 1+ years in network engineering, system administration, customer-support engineering or similar
- Troubleshooting of complex networking and Linux problems, and experience with production systems and customers
- A solid grasp of TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, routing, switching and VRFs, plus firewalls and access control
- Linux administration, and experience with Azure, Docker or similar platforms
- Monitoring with SNMP, Syslog, InfluxDB or Grafana, and automation in Python or Bash
- Experience with secure communication systems, and a service-minded, clear way of communicating
Pay and location
Q*Bird offers a competitive salary package matched to skills and experience; no figure is given in the posting.
How to apply
Apply through the official Q*Bird job posting. Q*Bird’s posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 14 October 2026. Check the posting for location and work-authorisation details before you apply.
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Hiring institution: Q*Bird
Official advertisement: www.q-bird.com
How to prepare for this application
- Read about how QKD devices plug into classical networks (key delivery to encryptors, key management interfaces).
- Prepare a troubleshooting story where you found the root cause of a network or Linux problem.
- Show automation scripts or monitoring dashboards you built.
- Be ready to explain a networking concept to a non-expert, since customer training is part of the job.
About Q*Bird
Q*Bird is a Delft company building hardware and software for the quantum internet. Its products include the Falqon® quantum key distribution (QKD) series, the Falqon® Key Manager and a Quantum Domain Controller, used to add quantum-secure links to existing networks. Its team mixes optics, hardware, embedded software and networking-protocol engineers.
