Senior DevOps Platform Architect

MKS Instruments; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays, vacation, and parental/

Job summary

MKS Instruments is seeking a Principal DevOps Architect, Engineering Services in Irvine, CA, to shape enterprise CI/CD, DevSecOps, and platform reliability. The role blends strategic architecture with hands-on engineering, partnering with IT, Security, and engineering teams to create scalable, secure delivery workflows.

You will influence technical direction, build reusable automation, and lead a DevOps Center of Excellence across sites, with a hybrid work model and less than 15% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps or platform engineering roles.
• 5+ years building/modernizing enterprise CI/CD platforms supporting multiple sites.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD, SDLC, source control, builds, release engineering, and platform reliability.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, CloudBees CI, Perforce, Bitbucket, Nexus, Jira, and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision and architecture for MKS's enterprise DevOps capability.
• Modernize and simplify the DevOps ecosystem across multiple tooling platforms.
• Architect reusable CI/CD solutions, templates, and automation patterns at scale.
• Collaborate with Security and IT to incorporate DevSecOps into workflows and controls.
• Lead the DevOps Center of Excellence and mentor engineering teams.
• Balance hands-on problem solving with architectural guidance and stakeholder influence.

Skills

CI/CD architecture

DevOps

DevSecOps

architecture mindset

cross-functional collaboration

communication skills

problem solving

ability to influence without authority

security integration

travel up to 15%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

CloudBees CI

Perforce

Bitbucket

Nexus Repository

Jira

Confluence

Job description

MKS Instruments is seeking a Principal DevOps Architect, Engineering Services in Irvine, CA, to shape enterprise CI/CD, DevSecOps, and platform reliability. The role blends strategic architecture with hands-on engineering, partnering with IT, Security, and engineering teams to create scalable, secure delivery workflows.

You will influence technical direction, build reusable automation, and lead a DevOps Center of Excellence across sites, with a hybrid work model and less than 15% travel.