Senior IT Solutions Engineer

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Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

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Senior IT Solutions Engineer

Onsite based - Austin TX

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support services to GIS and internal customers for defined IT services ensuring SLA adherence and high customer satisfaction.

• Follow service management incident problem change and release management processes in accordance with established SOPs.

• Monitor service availability and performance; analyze trends and recommend corrective and preventative improvements.

• Perform root-cause analysis for incidents outages and systemic issues; lead corrective action and prevention initiatives.

• Execute complex configuration and image changes following approved SOPs and change management policies.

• Represent owned IT services in change management architecture and technical review discussions.

• Maintain accurate up-to-date technical operational and end-user documentation for supported services and platforms.

• Create maintain and enhance Windows-based solutions and operational processes aligned with Applied Materials product and manufacturing requirements.

• Gather document and translate business requirements into tool-server and image configuration changes.

• Troubleshoot OS- and component-level failures; perform detailed diagnostics and root-cause analysis.

• Identify and resolve OS scripting automation and process gaps; evaluate solution options and drive continuous improvement.

• Provide internal technical support and documentation partner closely with software engineering field support and operations teams.

• Develop and deliver training procedures and knowledge base content for users and operations teams.

Endpoint Security Imaging and Compliance

• Lead endpoint security strategy for manufacturing and lab systems including AV/EDR evaluation qualification and deployment.

• Own Windows OS imaging golden image standards lifecycle planning upgrade strategies and deprecation of legacy platforms (Windows 10/11 Windows Server).

• Design and support secure manufacturing and test fixture environments including virtualized platforms.

• Define antivirus and security policies that balance protection operational continuity and network isolation for airgapped or semiconnected environments.

• Design and operate malwarefree certification and endofline security validation processes for shipped tools and fixtures.

• Provide auditready documentation and evidence supporting security controls and malwarefree validation.

Vulnerability & Risk Management

• Lead vulnerability assessment and remediation for manufacturing and lab assets using tools such as Tenable Qualys and Rapid7.

• Track remediation progress and develop dashboards and executive reporting for vulnerability posture across business units.

• Partner with Manufacturing Product Security and Enterprise Security to assess prioritize and mitigate risks in production environments.

• Act as the primary IT/security liaison to Manufacturing Business Units internal customers and enterprise security teams.

• Translate technical risks into clear actionable insights for engineering operations and leadership.

Technical Experience

• 710 years in enterprise IT endpoint management or cybersecurity with direct manufacturing or OT environment experience.

  • Strong handson expertise in: Windows Client & Server OS SCCM / MDT PowerShell scripting OS imaging and deployment automation.

• Proven experience securing segmented restricted or airgapped networks.

Security & Compliance Knowledge

• Deep understanding of: Endpoint security controls Vulnerability management and Malwarefree certification models

• Experience supporting regulatory or customerdriven audit requirements.

Systems & Networking

• Familiarity with: Industrial network architectures VLANs firewalls and NAC solutions Virtualization platforms (VMware / HyperV)

• Ability to troubleshoot complex interactions between OS hardware drivers and network constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing cybersecurity frameworks (SEMI E187 IEC 62443 concepts).

• Background in product security or secure manufacturing tool delivery.

• Experience building dashboards or executive reporting for security posture.

• Masters degree or equivalent advanced technical education.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Highly detailoriented with a strong bias for auditability and documentation

• Comfortable operating both strategically and handson

• Able to lead without formal authority across matrixed organizations

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including executivelevel presentations

Impact of the Role

This role is missioncritical to ensuring:

• Secure and compliant manufacturing operations

• Malwarefree tool shipments

• Stable scalable test fixture environments

• Alignment between IT Security and Manufacturing priorities

Technical Experience

• 710 years in enterprise IT endpoint management or cybersecurity with direct manufacturing or OT environment experience.
  • Strong handson expertise in: Windows Client & Server OS SCCM / MDT PowerShell scripting OS imaging and deployment automation.
• Proven experience securing segmented restricted or airgapped networks.

Security & Compliance Knowledge

• Deep understanding of: Endpoint security controls Vulnerability management and Malwarefree certification models
• Experience supporting regulatory or customerdriven audit requirements.

Systems & Networking

• Familiarity with: Industrial network architectures VLANs firewalls and NAC solutions Virtualization platforms (VMware / HyperV)
• Ability to troubleshoot complex interactions between OS hardware drivers and network constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing cybersecurity frameworks (SEMI E187 IEC 62443 concepts).
• Background in product security or secure manufacturing tool delivery.
• Experience building dashboards or executive reporting for security posture.
• Masters degree or equivalent advanced technical education.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Highly detailoriented with a strong bias for auditability and documentation
• Comfortable operating both strategically and handson
• Able to lead without formal authority across matrixed organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including executivelevel presentations

Impact of the Role

This role is missioncritical to ensuring:

• Secure and compliant manufacturing operations
• Malwarefree tool shipments
• Stable scalable test fixture environments
• Alignment between IT Security and Manufacturing priorities

Additional Information

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.

For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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