Virtual Research Assistant Jobs in Worcester, MA

The Office of the CTO is where innovation takes center stage. We inspire our global technical community to take on grand challenges, understand emerging trends, identify the critical inflections, and drive our sustainability, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices that will define the next generation of semiconductors and continued impact.

Within Semiverse® Solutions at Lam Research, we build innovative software products to solve semiconductor technology challenges. Our leading 3D modeling software is revolutionizing the way semiconductor chips are fabricated around the world. Enabled by our core intellectual property – an accelerated 3D voxel modeling and visualization engine – our software is highly successful and is quickly evolving as our business and customer base expand rapidly.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will assist the Engineering Operations team in supporting and enabling our growing software organization. You will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining our continuous integration & continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and development infrastructure. You will work closely with our Technical Lead and the rest of the Scrum team in an Agile software environment. You’ll collaborate with our software engineering teams and with our IT organization to achieve a robust and scalable development and release environment. This is a career-level position with opportunities for independently driving projects to completion as well as technical career growth.

• Implement DevOps maintenance and enhancement user stories as part of the Engineering Operations Scrum team
• Support CI/CD infrastructure both on-prem and in Azure Cloud
• Assist developers and QA engineers with day-to-day usage of CI infrastructure
• Support internal and external desktop and Cloud product releases
• Work with our central IT organization and local IT technician to address issues and coordinate IT infrastructure improvements
• Work with central InfoSec organization to remediate software application and OS vulnerabilities throughout the org

Minimum Qualifications:

• Team player who enjoys supporting and working with others
• Systematic work style and excellent attention to detail
• Associate degree in STEM field with at least 5 years professional experience in development operations or similar role
• Proficient with source control tools, such as git
• Proficient in both Windows and Linux environments
• Proficient with one or more scripting languages, such as bash, batch, or Python
• Proficient with CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, ADO, or TeamCity
• Proficient with source code managers, such as Bitbucket or Azure Repos

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field with at least 3 years professional experience in development operations or similar role
• Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience with repository managers, such as Artifactory
• Understanding of IT and InfoSec requirements for DevOps systems
• Experience with cloud computing services, especially Microsoft Azure
• Experience managing virtual machines in a Hyper‑V cluster
• Experience with gmake, scons or cmake
• Experience with integrating SAST and DAST tools, such as Sonarqube or Black Duck, into CI/CD pipelines

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non‑discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on‑site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On‑site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On‑site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.