Computing DevOps engineer

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

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About the Role

Applied Materials’ Computing Delivery Engineering group is responsible for end-to-end computing infrastructure for semiconductor manufacturing tools. Each tool is accompanied by a dedicated mini data center - ranging from 3 to 30 hosts - that must be provisioned and configured from bare metal to fully operational state. These systems, which include compute hosts, network elements, storage, and firewalls, operate in air-gapped environments at integrator and customer sites with no dependency on cloud services.

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable DevOps Engineer to maintain all CI/CD processes, tooling, and infrastructure that support a cross-functional development organization. This is a fully hands-on individual contributor role with no managerial responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Hands-On Engineering

• Research, design, implement, and continuously improve end-to-end CI/CD pipelines that support Windows (PowerShell) and Linux (Ansible) based development workflows.

• Architect and maintain automated provisioning pipelines from bare-metal host initialization through full system configuration and readiness validation.

• Design DevOps processes and tooling for air-gapped deployment scenarios, ensuring the full system stack can be delivered and operated independently at integrator and customer sites without cloud connectivity.

• Drive infrastructure-as-code practices across all compute, network, storage, and firewall elements within the tool’s embedded data center.

• Define and enforce pipeline standards, testing gates, code quality checks, and release management processes across the engineering organization.

• Collaborate closely with development and system qualification engineers to understand requirements and translate them into scalable DevOps solutions.

• Develop CI/CD tools for the R&D teams.

• Participate in the specification and planning stages of the system and system development, including monitoring and control mechanisms.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical infrastructure issues.

Qualifications

Required

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• 8-10 years of progressive DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience, with deep expertise across the full DevOps toolchain.
• Experience with programming and scripting languages such as C#, Python, Ansible, and PowerShell.
• Expert-level proficiency with CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and pipeline design.

• Strong hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools, including Ansible and PowerShell DSC/scripting.

• Solid understanding of bare-metal provisioning, OS imaging, and host lifecycle management (PXE boot, Kickstart, WinPE, or equivalent).

• Expertise in version control systems (Git) and branching strategies; familiarity with artifact management platforms (e.g., Nexus, JFrog Artifactory).

• Experience with network infrastructure management concepts including VLANs, firewall rule management, and storage integration within CI/CD workflows.

• Fluent English - written and verbal - required for effective cross-cultural collaboration and technical communication with distributed teams.

Preferred

• Background in semiconductor equipment, industrial automation, or embedded systems environments.

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Podman) in constrained or air-gapped settings.

• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and logging stacks (e.g., ELK, Prometheus/Grafana) in on-premise deployments.

• Exposure to security hardening, STIG compliance, or zero-trust network principles in isolated environments.

• Experience working in a hardware-software co-development environment where software delivery is tightly coupled to physical system integration.

Role Profile

The ideal candidate brings the following capabilities to the role:

• Functional Knowledge: Has developed proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.

• Business Expertise: Has a good understanding of how the team integrates with others to achieve objectives.

• Leadership: May provide informal guidance and support to more junior team members.

• Problem Solving: Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on existing precedents or procedures.

• Impact: Impacts the quality of own work and its contribution to the team.

• Interpersonal Skills: Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.

About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

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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.