The Cloud Platform Engineer at KLA will focus on building, automating, securing, and operating cloud-based platform solutions across multiple cloud platforms, primarily GCP and Azure. This role is part of the Information Technology group, which aims to enhance business growth and productivity through technology. The engineer will work closely with engineering and security teams to implement best practices in cloud security and infrastructure. The position requires a strong understanding of cloud technologies and a commitment to innovation and excellence.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with six years of related experience.
• Five years of hands-on cloud platform engineering or infrastructure experience, including ownership and operation of secure production environments.
• Proficient in at least one major cloud platform, preferably GCP or Azure, with AWS in scope.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, cloud security, containers, Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security controls, including IAM, encryption, key management, network security, and zero-trust principles.
• Working knowledge of cloud governance, monitoring, observability, FinOps, and cost management.
• Demonstrated experience embedding security into Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.

• Build scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms on IaaS/PaaS across GCP, Azure, and AWS.
• Execute cloud migrations with automation and security posture improvement.
• Drive application and infrastructure modernization for scalability, performance, and efficiency.
• Partner with engineering and security teams to implement reference architectures and security guardrails.
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, reliability, security hardening, and cost efficiency.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls and governance guardrails aligned with industry standards.
• Build secure cloud networking, including VPN, Cloud Interconnect, ExpressRoute, and Direct Connect.
• Configure network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust controls.
• Secure and operate containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and microservices.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and other tools.
• Build DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning and compliance validation.
• Implement observability, including logging, monitoring, and incident response integration.
• Evaluate emerging cloud and automation technologies to improve reliability, security, and resilience.
• Create platform documentation, runbooks, and architecture/security diagrams.
• Support cloud operating models, including FinOps and resource governance.

• 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.