Platform Engineering Lead

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Villach; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lam Research seeks a Platform Engineering Lead to build and run the foundational agent platform and internal developer platform. You will create self-service capabilities, establish deployment standards, and govern runtimes to enable AI agents and automation services at scale.

You will guide teams across engineering and SRE to implement GitOps, IaC, and secure software delivery, while mentoring engineers and driving platform excellence in a hybrid on-site/remote setup.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline with 12+ years of related experience or 8+ years with a Master's degree or +5 years with a PhD or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or software engineering
• Experience building and operating Kubernetes-based platforms in enterprise environments
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
• Experience operating mission-critical cloud services at scale
• Strong troubleshooting and systems engineering skills

Aufgaben

• Lead the design and implementation of Lam's Agent Platform and Internal Developer Platform
• Build and operate the cloud-native infrastructure supporting AI agents and automation services
• Establish platform engineering standards, reusable templates, golden paths, and self-service capabilities
• Implement GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, policy-as-code, and secure software delivery practices
• Design deployment pipelines, observability standards, operational controls, and runtime governance
• Partner with architects, SRE teams, and application teams to onboard services onto the platform
• Define scalability, reliability, and resiliency requirements for enterprise automation workloads
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices across the organization
• Mentor engineers and build platform engineering excellence

Kenntnisse

Cloud infrastructure

Platform engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

Automation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

10+ years related experience

Master's degree or PhD (advantage)

Tools

Kubernetes

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Jobbeschreibung

The group you'll be a part of

The Global Information Systems Group is dedicated to the success of Lam through providing best-in-class and innovative information system solutions and services. Together, we support users globally with data, information, and systems to achieve their business objectives.

The impact you'll make

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will build and operate the foundational platform that enables AI agents, automation services, developers, and operations teams to innovate safely and at scale. You will create the self-service capabilities, golden paths, deployment standards, and runtime environments that allow intelligent automation to become a core capability across Lam.

Your work will accelerate software delivery, improve reliability, reduce operational friction, and establish the technology foundation for Agentic IT Operations.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and implementation of Lam's Agent Platform and Internal Developer Platform.
• Build and operate the cloud-native infrastructure supporting AI agents and automation services.
• Establish platform engineering standards, reusable templates, golden paths, and self-service capabilities.
• Implement GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, policy-as-code, and secure software delivery practices.
• Design deployment pipelines, observability standards, operational controls, and runtime governance.
• Partner with architects, SRE teams, and application teams to onboard services onto the platform.
• Define scalability, reliability, and resiliency requirements for enterprise automation workloads.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices across the organization.
• Mentor engineers and build platform engineering excellence.

Who we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline with 12+ years of related experience or 8+ years with a Master's degree or +5 years with a PhD or equivalant experience
• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or software engineering.
• Experience building and operating Kubernetes-based platforms in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience operating mission-critical cloud services at scale.
• Strong troubleshooting and systems engineering skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or agent-based workloads.
• Experience with GitOps and platform product management.
• Knowledge of SRE principles including SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets.
• Experience with multi-cloud infrastructure.
• Industry certifications in Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or cloud-native technologies.

Core Competencies

• Platform Engineering
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Developer Experience
• Kubernetes Operations
• Automation at Scale
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Reliability Engineering
• Product Mindset
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement

What We're Offering

This position will be occupied in Villach. It is subject to the for Employees in the Metal Technology Industry for Employees in the Metal Technology Industry in occupation group G, depending on Education. A higher payment is negotiable depending on expertise and skills. The monthly salary is paid 14 times per year.

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Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research (\"Lam\" or the \"Company\") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories - On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. 'On-site Flex' you'll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. 'Virtual Flex' you'll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.