Senior Computing DevOps Manager

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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.

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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 Manager to own and drive all CI/CD processes, tooling, and infrastructure that support a cross-functional development organization of approximately 40 engineers (25 developers and 15 system qualification engineers). The successful candidate will combine deep hands-on technical expertise with strong leadership skills, serving as the definitive authority for DevOps strategy and execution within the group.

Key Responsibilities 

Technical Leadership & Hands-On Engineering (60%) 

• 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.
• Evaluate emerging DevOps technologies and recommend adoption of tools and methodologies that improve efficiency, reliability, and delivery velocity.
• Collaborate closely with development and system qualification engineers to understand requirements and translate them into scalable DevOps solutions.

People Management & Leadership (40%) 

• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically distributed team of 6 DevOps engineers across Israel and India, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• Set clear goals and performance expectations; conduct regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.
• Drive alignment and effective communication across time zones; travel to India 3–4 times per year for 1–2 weeks per visit to strengthen team cohesion and deliver on-site leadership.
• Partner with development managers and QA leadership to prioritize DevOps investments that maximize impact on delivery timelines and product quality.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top DevOps talent; build a team roadmap that scales with organizational growth.

Qualifications 

Required 

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 5–10 years of progressive DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience, with deep expertise across the full DevOps toolchain.
• Minimum 5 years of direct people management experience, including management of distributed or remote teams.
• 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).
• Proven experience designing and operating systems in air-gapped or highly restricted network environments.
• 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.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally to India 3–4 times per year.

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.

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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.