MES Systems Administrator, R&D Lab Deployments

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Flex

Virtual Flex

Job summary

Lam Research in Fremont is seeking an experienced MES Systems Administrator to reinforce MES delivery across high-tech R&D Lab environments. You will deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize MES installations, ensuring secure, efficient, and scalable production environments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, 10+ years of systems administration, and strong Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift skills, Linux mastery, and experience with VMware/Hyper-V.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in systems administration.
• 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.
• Excellent communication skills 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).
• Troubleshoot complex deployment issues.
• Investigate problems using logs, containers, pods, events, and system traces.
• Advise on best practices for infrastructure, virtualization, container platforms, and network setups.
• Document lessons learned and corrective/preventive actions.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Linux

VMware/Hyper-V

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Networking

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash)

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Lam Research in Fremont is seeking an experienced MES Systems Administrator to reinforce MES delivery across high-tech R&D Lab environments. You will deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize MES installations, ensuring secure, efficient, and scalable production environments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, 10+ years of systems administration, and strong Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift skills, Linux mastery, and experience with VMware/Hyper-V.