System Administrator for Computing Qualification Testing

About the role

Applied Materials' Computing R&D team in Rehovot is looking for a System Administrator to join its engineering team that builds computing solutions for semiconductor equipment. You will own the end-to-end qualification process of computing modules, from test plan design through hands-on execution and validation, making the systems robust for high-volume manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Integration and validation of computing, storage and networking systems
• Infrastructure performance testing of end-to-end computing systems
• Testing field infrastructure upgrade installers
• Stress tests for computing modules
• Approval of documents and procedures
• Testing of system edge-case scenarios
• Presentation review of high-level qualification plans and results

Required profile

• 8 years or more of experience as a computing and system administrator and infrastructure specialist
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another electronics engineering subject
• Certifications such as MCSE/MCSA/Linux Admin and CCNA
• Ability to take systems to their limits, manage interfaces and support customers, and lead multidisciplinary teams without formal authority

Required skills

• Preferred but training provided: testing utilities (Burning, MemTest, iPerf), network troubleshooting tools (Wireshark), PowerShell and automation scripts
• Preferred but training provided: SAN/NAS storage systems, MS SQL Server, IIS, GPO and Active Directory, virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)