Devops Java Tech Lead jobs at Applied Materials in India

Role Responsibilities:

• Design and develop code for complex software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices
• Develop software documentation and test procedures
• Troubleshoot a variety of difficult software problems. Design and implement bug fixes
• Define software specifications and test plans for simulators, test benches or the lab
• Communicate with internal and external customers for requirement analysis, project schedule and software troubleshooting

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, computer science, information management, software/system engineering, cyber security or mathematics
• 4–7 years of related experience
• Proficiency and experience in Java, Operating Systems, Networking principles, Algorithms, Multi-threading, RPC

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree in a related field
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices, key business drivers, and how your area of expertise integrates with others
• Leadership skills to lead small projects as needed

About Applied

As a Tech lead your primary responsibility will be to participate in the creation of new products and enhancements to existing products from concept to launch as part of a cross functional team. In this role you will utilize your experience to provide Software solutions which involves System understanding of the Product. You will also be required to work with various interfaces to ensure the completeness of the solution.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements
• Design & code a variety of complex software features with adequate documentation
• Write automation for new/existing features.
• Customer Support & troubleshoot/fix a variety of difficult software problems.
• Proactively communicate on development status & delays in agreed upon timelines
• Interface with global teams for requirements analysis and schedule.
• Interface with external customers regarding software issues.
• Be willing to travel to onsite locations for Short Term Assignments like Feature Integrations & Version Installations.

Qualification and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / master’s degree in engineering with ComputerScience/Electronics/Electricalbackground and 7-11 years of experience
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in software development with exposure to maintenance, continuous integration & releases
• Minimum of 4 years experience in core product software development
• Strong Object Oriented Design & Programming Experience
• Professional experience of Core Java Technologies (DesignPattern/Multi-threading/DataStructures/Algorithm)
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and tool chain (like JIRA)
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others

• Support all customer tool issues that don’t require code changes.
• Independently resolve customer complex issues by analyzing product and system/computing issues (SW, IT, Computing, databases)
• Provide troubleshooting plans and technical solutions to field and Tiel-1 Tier-2 teams.
• Reproduce customer issues on internal systems. Perform Root Cause Analysis.
• Proactively identify points of failure and drive for resolution.
• Involvement in new SW development
• Take part in SW development road map milestones, new features reviews, and customer demos.
• Create and maintain the lab environment and perform Dry-run activities for new SW versions.
• Actively participate in new products introduction discussions.
• On-site Projects:
• Perform new installations/SW upgrades on customer semiconductor fabs.
• Troubleshoot complex cases and field support teams.
• Support Infrastructure:
• Develop training programs for field engineers and end users.
• Proactively drive support-related feature developments within the team.
• Initiate Support-related Specs, improvements, utilities and Document solutions, procedures, best-known methods
• Develop in-house utilities, and tools, and work with the DevOps team to implement the same ideas, that enhance customer experience.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Customer Experience: Collect end-user pain points and work on solutions.
• What should you have?
• Self-Learning capability and passion to learn new technology.
• 3+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in fab automation or equipment integration.
• Strong understanding ofSECS/GEM, HSMS, and factory automationsystems.
• Experience withMES systems, equipment control software, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, or Shell).
• Familiarity withequipment communication protocols and standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Advantage: Code debugging skills.
• Advantage: Experience in SW development / SW testing and integration

What We Offer

• Function as a technical support Tier for SW issues
  • Contain all field SW escalations that don’t require code changes.
  • Independently resolve customer complex issues by analyzing product and system/computing issues (SW, IT, databases)
  • Provide troubleshooting plans and technical solutions to field and Tiel-1 Tier-2 teams.
  • Reproduce customer issues on internal systems. Perform Root Cause Analysis.
  • Proactively identify points of failure and drive for resolution.
• Involvement in new SW development
  • Take part in SW development road map milestones, new features reviews, and customer demos.
  • Provide support-related inputs to be included in the next versions.
  • Participate in new products introduction.
• On-site Projects:
  • Perform new installations/SW upgrades.
  • Troubleshoot complex cases and support local teams.
• Support Infrastructure:
  • Develop training programs for field engineers and end users.
  • Proactively drive support-related feature developments within the team.
  • Initiate Support-related Specs, improvements, utilities and Document solutions, procedures, best-known methods
• Customer Experience:
  • Collect end-user pain points and work on solutions.
  • Develop in-house utilities,and tools, and work with the DevOps team to implement the same ideas, that enhance customer experience.

• Self-Learning capability and passion to learn new technology.
• At least d years' experience in technical support or a position of like Tier-3
• Proven experience with Microsoft \Linux operating systems.
• Required education: Bachelor/master’s degree in computer science and/or engineering and/or other technical degree.
• Advantage: experience in SW development / SW testing and integration
• Willingness to work off hours and weekends and willingness to travel up to 40%
• Excellent English – verbal and written
• Proven experience with Microsoft \Linux operating systems.
• Experience in 7 - 10 yrs

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as partner with multiple sub-orgs within function, BU or smaller country

• Oversees support services to GIS customers for IT Infrastructure function. Adheres to service management processes and procedures to meet customer service level agreements and maintain customer satisfaction.

• Handling complex Incidents and outages which are escalated from other team members and responsible for executing critical changes as per standard operating procedures and change managementpolicies. Representsas technical subject matter expert.

• Completes root cause analysis of outages or incident trends. Approves preventative actions.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view