Senior DevOps Expert

Applied Materials is seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Expert to join a specialized team. This role involves building and maintaining core infrastructure for development, deployment, and production environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. The expert will own and optimize platforms like artifact management, source control, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps development, driving operational excellence and architecting Kubernetes-based solutions.

Must Have

• Design, implement, and maintain robust DevOps infrastructure and development for large-scale production environments.
• Drive operational excellence across CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and source control systems.
• Configure and install Kubernetes clusters, ensuring best practices for scalability and security.
• Architect Kubernetes-based solutions and enable automatic service deployment across environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
• 10-15 years in DevOps/Software Development roles.
• Hands-on experience with Artifactory, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven track record in Agile environments.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) architecture, cluster configuration, and service orchestration.
• Strong Linux OS understanding and administration.
• Bash scripting – mandatory.
• Expertise in CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), and containerization (Docker\container, Kubernetes, Helm Charts).
• Experience managing large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Team player.
• Good English communication skill and presentation.

Good to Have

• Software development skills (preferably Java/Python).

Perks & Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth
• Opportunities to take on challenges and drive innovative solutions
• Empowerment to push the boundaries of what is possible
• Programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth
• Care for employee health and wellbeing
• Competitive and comprehensive total rewards program
• Wellness programs
• Development and training, including free career development and mentoring programs, technical and professional courses
• Applied Giving program with employee contribution matching
• Be part of a strategic team shaping the backbone of our engineering ecosystem
• Work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic, collaborative environment
• Influence key decisions on infrastructure, scalability, operational, design and architecture

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

We are seeking a highly experienced DevOps Expert to join our specialized team responsible for building and maintaining the core infrastructure that powers development, deployment, and production environments. This role is critical to ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across our systems. You will own and optimize platforms and services such as artifact management, source control, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps development.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust DevOps infrastructure and development for large-scale production environments.
• Drive operational excellence across CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and source control systems.
• Configure and install Kubernetes clusters, ensuring best practices for scalability and security.
• Architect Kubernetes-based solutions and enable automatic service deployment across environments.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
• Experience:
• 10-15 years in DevOps/Software Development roles.
• Hands-on experience with Artifactory, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven track record in Agile environments.
• Skills:
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) architecture, cluster configuration, and service orchestration.
• Strong Linux OS understanding and administration.
• Bash scripting – mandatory.
• Expertise in CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), and containerization (Docker\container, Kubernetes, Helm Charts).
• Experience managing large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Software development skills (preferably Java/Python) – advantage.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Team player
• Good English communication skill and presentation

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a strategic team shaping the backbone of our engineering ecosystem.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Influence key decisions on infrastructure, scalability, operational , design and architecture.

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular

Travel: Not Specified

Relocation Eligible: No

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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