MES Systems Administrator

Lam Research

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Fremont, CA
Salary
$92,000–$211,000 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 8, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $178k
This role $152k
$78k most similar roles pay here $225k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $147,350–$208,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About Lam Research

Lam Research Corporation is a leading American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry.

Lam Research currently has 299 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,000–$253,000 across 141 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · MES Systems Administrator

The MES Systems Administrator for Fremont R&D Center joins the Global Lab Automation team to support mission-critical Manufacturing Execution System installations within high-tech R&D lab environments. This role involves leading deployments, performing remote installations, and managing environment governance while ensuring stable, performant, and cost-efficient production systems. The successful candidate will troubleshoot complex issues using logs, containers, pods, and system traces while optimizing resource consumption across infrastructure. Key technical requirements include extensive experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and virtualization platforms like VMware or Hyper-V. Preferred skills include Kafka, ClickHouse, SQL Server, and ITIL frameworks. The role addresses the challenge of creating fully digital production environments within the semiconductor, electronics, medical devices, or industrial equipment domains by providing technical oversight for complex deployments and establishing best practices for infrastructure, networking, and automated monitoring tools.

What you'll do

  • Lead the deployment and remote installation of MES and application environments.
  • Validate pre-conditions, dependencies, and compatibility before deploying systems.
  • Manage environment governance, access control, and resource monitoring for CPU, memory, and storage.
  • Troubleshoot complex deployment issues using logs, containers, pods, events, and system traces.
  • Optimize and scale MES environments to ensure high performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Advise on best practices for infrastructure, virtualization, container platforms, and network setups.
  • Create documentation for troubleshooting playbooks, internal knowledge bases, and corrective actions.
  • Improve automation, observability, and deployment tooling through continuous improvement initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a relevant field (or equivalent experience).
  • More than 10 years of experience in systems administration.
  • Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift for containerized deployments, troubleshooting, and networking.
  • Solid background in Linux including networking, volumes, system services, and journaling.
  • Hands-on experience with VMware or Hyper-V for VM provisioning, configuration, and snapshots.
  • Experience with Kafka or ClickHouse in distributed deployments (preferred).
  • Familiarity with the Manufacturing, MES, or industrial domains such as Semiconductor or Medical Devices (preferred).
  • Experience with SQL Server, ITIL framework, or DevOps tools like CI/CD and monitoring stacks (preferred).

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