Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
About KLA
As a trusted software solution provider within KLA — one of the world’s leading manufacturers of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor industry — we develop and operate software that ensures stable, efficient, and scalable semiconductor manufacturing.
Our Dresden‑based team is looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) to help shape our DevOps platform, tooling, and development workflows.
About the Role
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be part of an agile team, working closely with software developers, a Product Owner (IT Infrastructure Manager), and a Scrum Master.
Your responsibilities will include
Designing, implementing, and operating modern DevOps solutions to enable reliable CI/CD pipelines and cloud‑native deployments.
Supporting development teams in continuously integrating and delivering new features.
Driving and owning the migration from Atlassian tooling (e.g. Jira/Bitbucket) to Azure DevOps.
Shaping our DevOps standards, tooling, and processes with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and security.
Actively contributing to the continuous improvement of our working environment, processes, and platform architecture.
Acting as a technical expert and mentor within the DevOps domain.
Minimum Qualifications
Ideal background for this role
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
Several years of professional experience in DevOps engineering, software development, or platform engineering.
Strong hands on experience with CI/CD, container platforms, and infrastructure automation.
Experience with database systems and basic database administration concepts.
The perseverance to deep dive into complex systems, design scalable solutions, and continuously refine them.
A passion for modern software engineering practices and technologies.
Enjoyment in collaborating with teams and sharing knowledge with junior engineers. We value diversity and enjoy working with people from different backgrounds.
We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer
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