The Cloud Architect at KLA will design, implement, secure, and govern cloud-based solutions across multiple platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. This role is part of the Information Technology group, which focuses on enhancing technology to enable business growth and productivity. The Cloud Architect will work closely with engineering, platform, and security teams to define cloud-native architectures and security frameworks. A strong emphasis will be placed on security posture improvement and risk reduction throughout cloud migration initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with eight years of related experience.
• Seven years of hands-on cloud architecture or engineering experience, including ownership of secure production environments.
• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP, with strong cross-cloud security fundamentals.
• In-depth understanding of cloud networking, cloud security, containers, Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and microservices.
• Confirmed experience with cloud security controls, including IAM, encryption, key management, network security, and zero-trust principles.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud governance, monitoring, observability, FinOps, and cost management.
• Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks such as NIST, ISO, SOC, CIS, or PCI.
• Experience embedding security into architecture design, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and customer-management skills.

• Design and architect scalable, highly available, resilient, and secure cloud solutions leveraging IaaS and PaaS services across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives, including re-hosting, re-platforming, refactoring, and re-architecting legacy and on-premises workloads.
• Drive application and infrastructure modernization programs to improve scalability, performance, security, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with engineering, platform, and security teams to define cloud-native reference architectures and security guardrails.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, availability, reliability, security hardening, and cost efficiency.
• Establish and manage cloud security architectures and governance frameworks aligned with industry standards.
• Design and enforce identity-first security, including IAM strategies and least-privilege access controls.
• Design and implement secure cloud networking architectures, including VPN and Direct Connect.
• Configure and enforce network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust architectures.
• Secure containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and microservices environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation with built-in security controls.
• Design and evolve DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines, integrating security scanning and automated compliance validation.
• Define and implement cloud security observability, including logging and incident response integration.
• Evaluate emerging cloud and security technologies to drive continuous improvement of platform security.
• Develop, document, and present architecture diagrams, security models, and technical documentation.
• Define and operate cloud operating models, including security governance and operational excellence frameworks.

• Employees at KLA are often offered competitive pay with bonuses, a 401(k) match, an employee stock purchase program, and financial perks like student-debt assistance, planning support, and group insurance discounts. Health and lifestyle benefits typically include medical/dental/vision, life and other voluntary coverages, paid time off and holidays, family leave, backup care, wellness rewards, gym discounts, and community-volunteering opportunities. Employees also get strong growth support through tuition reimbursement, KLA’s corporate learning center, education awards, and engineering certification programs.