Lead Systems Administrator - DevOps Tools - Milpitas, CA, United States
$137,800 - $234,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As Lead Systems Administrator, you will administer, support, and continuously improve KLA's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), DevOps, and Enterprise AI platforms that enable engineering teams worldwide.
What you'll do
- Administer and support Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), DevOps, and Enterprise AI platforms.
- Provide technical leadership for solutions including AI-powered developer tools, source code management, artifact management, CI/CD, and software quality platforms.
- Partner with Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT, and vendors to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable services.
- Support the rapid growth of AI platforms, onboard users, evaluate emerging technologies, and drive automation initiatives.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Eight (8) years of experience administering and supporting enterprise Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), DevOps, Software Development, or Engineering Productivity platforms.
- Strong hands-on experience with one or more source code management, work item management, artifact repository, CI/CD, and software quality platforms such as Jira, Atlassian Cloud, IBM EWM/RTC, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, Xray, JFrog Curation, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Mend.
- Experience deploying, administering, or supporting enterprise AI-powered software development platforms and coding assistants, including GitHub Copilot, Devin, Augment Code, Claude Code, and Windsurf.
- Working knowledge of software development lifecycles, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, package management, software supply chain security, and developer experience initiatives.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, or similar technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting AI governance, AI FinOps, usage analytics, consumption reporting, and enterprise AI adoption programs.
- Experience with developer productivity metrics, dashboarding, and business intelligence platforms.
- Knowledge of software licensing, vendor management, contract negotiations, and enterprise procurement processes for engineering tools.
- Experience supporting global engineering organizations in semiconductor, manufacturing, or high-technology industries.
Skills: DevOps Tools, ALM, CI/CD, AI platforms, GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins
This role has been open 37 days — well below the 50-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
973
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$235k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (973 roles · 85 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 973 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 209 | 6136 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 93 d | 50 d (+43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: DevOps Tools, ALM, CI/CD, AI platforms, GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 289 open roles · median 44 d
- Qualcomm · 61 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD · 57 open roles · median 21 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 90 d
- Intel Corporation · 40 open roles · median 9 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 973 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 85 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.