Keysight Technologies Hiring! Full Time Senior Backend - DevOps Engineer in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

About the Job:

We are seeking a Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer to drive backend development, Big Data platform operations, CI/CD automation, and production reliability for Keysight’s PMA analytics platform. This role blends technical leadership, decision-making, and hands‑on engineering in a fast‑paced Agile/SCRUM environment supporting test and manufacturing use cases.

About the Team:

We are part of the Product Development team that is responsible for the growth of the Keysight businesses. You will work with Backend, DevOps, Data Engineering, Data Science, UI/UX, Architecture, and Management teams to deliver a scalable, performant, and secure analytics solution for customers.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Delivery

• Mentoring and guide Backend and DevOps engineers, plan workloads, review code, and uphold engineering best practices to achieve the epic/sprint goals.
• Translate requirements into clear tasks and ensure timely, high‑quality feature delivery.

Backend Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services (Spring Boot) and Big Data pipelines (Spark/Scala).
• Collaborate across teams to build end‑to‑end features with high performance and reliability.

DevOps & Platform Operations

• Own CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and environment readiness.
• Maintain Big Data tools (Hadoop, Spark, NiFi, etc.) and ensure system uptime, scaling, and monitoring.
• Drive security patching, vulnerability management, and operational improvements.

Production Support

• Deliver cadence releases, troubleshoot issues, conduct root‑cause analysis, and enhance system resilience.
• Recommend new tools and technologies to modernize the PMA platform.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a software-related discipline, from an accredited college or university.
• 5 years of Backend/DevOps experience with strong hands‑on engineering ability.
• Proficiency with Hadoop ecosystem, Spark, Kafka, NiFi, HBase, and data pipelines.
• Strong hands-on experience in backend service development using Spring Boot and RESTful web services.
• Strong experience in databases (SQL & NoSQL), Linux, shell scripting, GitLab/Bitbucket, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Hands-on experience developing, debugging, and maintaining Apache Spark applications using Scala.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and configuration tools (Ansible/Chef/Puppet).
• Proven success working in a team-oriented environment, Agile/SCRUM teamwork skills and demonstrated problem-solving skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience mentoring small technical teams.
• Exposure to real‑time analytics, microservices, REST APIs, or cloud-based distributed systems.
• Experience bringing up Hadoop clusters and managing Big Data packages.
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity and DevSecOps practices.
• Industry background in Test & Measurement, Electronics Manufacturing, PCBA, or Semiconductor workflows.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable with fast-moving technical challenges.