MES Systems Administrator for Fremont R&D Center

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in California is seeking a MES Systems Administrator to reinforce MES delivery across high‑tech CoE R&D Lab environments. You will deploy, configure, troubleshoot and optimize MES setups, coordinating with Deployment Support and Customer teams to ensure secure, efficient and scalable production environments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 10+ years of systems administration, strong Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift skills, and solid Linux and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of systems administration experience.
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift for containerized deployments.
• Solid background in Linux networking, volumes, system services, journaling.
• Hands-on experience with VMware or Hyper-V for VM provisioning and snapshots.
• Strong problem-solving and investigative skills with a log-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication and ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployments of MES and application environments.
• Execute remote installations of MES environments and applications.
• Validate pre-conditions, dependencies, and compatibility before deployment.
• Manage environment governance and access.
• Optimize and scale MES environments.
• Monitor resource consumption (CPU, memory, storage, cluster health).
• Identify scaling needs and perform capacity adjustments.
• Troubleshoot complex deployment issues.
• Investigate problems using logs, containers, pods, events, and system traces.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases and runbooks.
• Help improve automation, observability, and deployment tooling.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Linux

VMware

Hyper-V

English communication

Problem solving

Organization

Attention to detail

Cross-functional communication

Initiative

DevOps tooling

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Kafka

ClickHouse

SQL Server

Job description

The group you’ll be a part of

Global Products Group/Global Product Operations/Global Lab Automation

The impact you’ll make

Lam is seeking a MES Systems Administrator who can reinforce our MES delivery capabilities across high‑tech Centre of Excellence (CoE) R&D Lab environments. You will support the deployment and operation of mission‑critical MES installations, ensuring they run securely, efficiently and at scale. In this role, you'll bridge complex technical deployments with the performance and reliability our customers expect, enabling fully digital and stable production environments. You will work closely with our Deployment Support and Customer teams to install, configure, troubleshoot and optimize MES setups, ensuring smooth transitions into operation and long‑term stability.

What you’ll do

• Lead deployments of MES and application environments
• Execute remote installations of MES environments and applications
• Validate pre‑conditions, dependencies, and compatibility before deployment
• Manage environment governance and access
• Optimize and scale MES environments
• Monitor resource consumption (CPU, memory, storage, cluster health)
• Identify scaling needs and perform capacity adjustments
• Guarantee highly stable, performant and cost‑efficient environments
• Troubleshoot complex deployment issues
• Investigate problems using logs, containers, pods, events, and system traces
• Continous improvements
  • Advise on best practices for infrastructure, virtualization, container platforms, and network setups
  • Clarify responsibilities between internal teams, integrators, and customers to reduce risks and deployment delays
  • Document lessons learned and corrective/preventive actions
  • Contribute to internal knowledge bases, troubleshooting playbooks, and evolving best practices
  • Help improve automation, observability, and deployment tooling

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field (or equivalent experience)
• More than 10 years of experience in systems administrations
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift: containerized deployments, pod troubleshooting, logs, events, networking, health checks
• Solid background in Linux (networking, volumes, system services, journaling)
• Hands‑on experience with VMware or Hyper‑V (VM provisioning, configuration, snapshots)
• Strong problem‑solving and investigative skills, with a methodical, log‑oriented approach
• Ability to troubleshoot beyond standard procedures, going deep when needed
• Strong organization, time‑management, and prioritization skills
• High attention to detail, ownership, and accountability
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally
• Initiative and a drive for continuous improvement and best practices adoption
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Kafka or ClickHouse in distributed deployments
• Familiarity with the Manufacturing / MES / industrial domain (Semiconductor, Electronics, Medical Devices, Industrial Equipment)
• Experience with SQL Server, including backup/restore, high availability, and performance considerations
• Knowledge of the ITIL framework, particularly related to change, incident, and problem management
• Exposure to data platforms for operational reporting, analytics, dashboards, or log aggregation
• Experience working with reverse proxies, TLS certificates, and secure network architectures
• Understanding of DevOps‑adjacent tools, such as CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), or scripting for automation (PowerShell, Bash)

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.

Salary

CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $92,000.00 - $211,000.00.

The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.

Our Perks and Benefits

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.