Full-Time

IT Operations and Security Manager

Anyon Systems

Anyon Systems

51-200 employees

Designs and deploys superconducting quantum computers

No salary listed

Montreal, QC, Canada

In Person

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Incident Response
Microsoft Windows
Computer Networking
Cybersecurity

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Requirements
  • 7–10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, cybersecurity, or IT operations.
  • Prior experience managing IT operations, vendors, consultants, or junior IT staff.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure, hybrid cloud environments, Windows environments, networking, identity management, and endpoint management.
  • Strong knowledge of Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID, access control, device management, backups, monitoring, and cybersecurity controls.
  • Solid understanding of network architecture, segmentation, firewalls, virtual private networks, demilitarized zones, and secure infrastructure design.
  • Experience building or scaling IT functions, policies, procedures, and operational standards.
  • Ability to troubleshoot technical issues directly and provide hands-on support when required.
  • Practical cybersecurity experience, including incident response, endpoint protection, access management, and risk remediation.
  • Strong documentation, communication, and project management skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to troubleshoot, configure, implement, document, and follow through.
  • Willingness to support users, solve problems, and take ownership until issues are resolved.
Responsibilities
  • Define and execute the IT roadmap in alignment with company growth, technical needs, and security requirements.
  • Establish scalable IT processes, standards, policies, and governance frameworks.
  • Lead, supervise, and mentor IT staff, consultants, and external vendors.
  • Act as a practical technology partner to leadership on infrastructure, cybersecurity, risk, and operational decisions.
  • Personally execute technical work when needed, including troubleshooting, system configuration, user support escalation, access management, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Balance management responsibilities with direct operational involvement.
  • Own and improve the company’s cybersecurity posture.
  • Design, implement, and enforce security policies, controls, and standards.
  • Ensure best practices across endpoints, networks, access control, data protection, cloud environments, and internal systems.
  • Lead incident response planning, testing, and execution.
  • Identify security gaps and implement practical remediation plans.
  • Support compliance initiatives, security audits, and customer or partner security requirements where applicable.
  • Promote a security-aware culture across the organization.
  • Oversee and actively support the design, implementation, and improvement of hybrid infrastructure, including Azure and on-premise systems.
  • Ensure systems are secure, reliable, scalable, documented, and properly maintained.
  • Validate and implement architecture decisions related to network segmentation, demilitarized zones, identity management, backups, monitoring, and endpoint security.
  • Standardize infrastructure practices and ensure alignment with industry best practices.
  • Participate directly in infrastructure configuration, deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization as required.
  • Manage day-to-day IT operations, ensuring responsive service delivery and effective user support.
  • Establish service-level agreements, key performance indicators, monitoring tools, escalation processes, and service management practices.
  • Ensure onboarding, offboarding, device provisioning, access control, and account management are properly structured and executed.
  • Provide direct support or escalation support when required, particularly for critical issues.
  • Ensure proper documentation, process discipline, and knowledge management.
  • Oversee technology procurement, licensing, inventory management, and vendor relationships.
  • Develop, implement, and enforce IT policies related to security, access, devices, acceptable use, backups, remote work, and data protection.
  • Build structured processes for onboarding, offboarding, permissions, system access, and change management.
  • Ensure documentation is complete, standardized, current, and usable.
  • Strengthen accountability across IT operations, cybersecurity, and infrastructure management.
  • Support the development of governance practices appropriate for a growing advanced-technology company.

Anyon Systems designs, builds and deploys full-stack superconducting quantum computers for high-performance computing centers, government and universities. Its products combine a superconducting qubit processor (Qube or Hudson) inside a cryogenic system with proprietary control electronics and the Snowflurry open-source software stack to run gate-based quantum operations and integrate with existing HPC infrastructure. The company differentiates itself by offering a complete, field-deployed solution that includes cryogenics, electronics, and software, and by achieving Canada’s first gate-based quantum computer integrated with HPC, along with direct government collaborations. Its goal is to deliver fault-tolerant, industrial-scale quantum computers for HPC centers, government and universities.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$17.4M

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Canada awarded Anyon C$23 million on December 9, 2025.
  • C2MI named Anyon anchor partner for Bromont’s quantum fab in September 2025.
  • Anyon’s new Saint-Laurent headquarters and Israel expansion broaden hiring and customer reach.

What critics are saying

  • IBM, Google, Rigetti, and IQM outspend Anyon and ship faster hardware.
  • Hudson’s 2026 DRDC delivery is a hard execution deadline, not a research milestone.
  • If fault-tolerant progress stalls, Anyon becomes a niche integrator, not a platform leader.

What makes Anyon Systems unique

  • Anyon vertically integrates chips, cryogenics, control electronics, and software in Canada.
  • MonarQ runs at Calcul Québec, Canada’s first HPC-integrated gate-based quantum computer.
  • Hudson targets DRDC delivery in 2026, giving Anyon a sovereign-government wedge.

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Flexible Work Hours

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Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

11%
Third News
Dec 15th, 2025
Anyon Systems secures C$23M to develop fault-tolerant quantum computer in Canada

Anyon Systems, a Montreal-based quantum computing company, has secured $23 million CAD through Canada's Quantum Champions Program to advance development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer. The funding will accelerate core technology development needed to transition from demonstrations to practical, scalable quantum machines. Founded in 2014, Anyon delivered Canada's first gate-based quantum computer, Yukon, to Defence Research and Development Canada in 2021. The company designs and manufactures all major subsystems in-house, including superconducting qubit processors, cryogenic systems and control electronics. Founder and CEO Dr Alireza Yazdi emphasised that in-house control over the hardware stack enables faster innovation and ensures Canada maintains sovereign capabilities in this strategically important field. Anyon recently became an anchor partner at C2MI's upcoming quantum nanofabrication facility.

Newswire
Sep 25th, 2024
Government of Canada invests close to $4M in quantum sector with support for Calcul Québec and Anyon Systems

/CNW/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting the development, adoption and commercialization of quantum technologies not only helps...