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Keysight Technologies

R&D Engineer 3, Software

4-6 Years
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Job Description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our 15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

Platform Administration & Lifecycle Management

  • Administer and enhance the Morpheus Enterprise Software platform to automate provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, and related infrastructure.
  • Manage underlying infrastructure hosts (e.g., vSphere, OLVM) and clusters
  • Maintain and enhance the Image Catalog to enable secure self-service provisioning for development teams.
  • Manage templates, blueprints, and automation workflows within Morpheus for consistent and compliant infrastructure delivery.

Kubernetes and Container Platform Operations

  • Provision and manage Kubernetes clusters for containerized build pipelines and development/test environments in controlled networks.
  • Collaborate with DevOps engineers to enforce security baselines, air-gapped operations (where needed), and approved container sources.
  • Establish infrastructure guardrails ensuring compliance with supply chain security requirements.

Infrastructure Automation & Integration

  • Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, scripts, and automation pipelines to configure hosts, clusters, and platforms consistently across environments.
  • Work closely with Security and Compliance teams to ensure platform configurations align with NIST 800-218 (SSDF) and NIST 800-171.
  • Integrate platforms with secure CI/CD systems (e.g., CloudBees Jenkins), artifact management (JFrog Artifactory), and observability platforms (Splunk, Zabbix).

Performance, Monitoring, and Reliability

  • Monitor platform health and performance; proactively resolve issues impacting secure builds, developers, or test teams.
  • Create and maintain dashboards, alerts, and performance metrics for platform services.
  • Lead efforts to improve platform resiliency, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

Security & Compliance

  • Ensure platforms meet all applicable security and compliance controls, including:
    • Network segmentation and isolation.
    • Strong access controls and RBAC.
    • Secure audit logging and retention.
    • Vulnerability management, patching, and configuration management aligned with NIST.
  • Support internal and external audits, including providing evidence of compliance.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with platforms like Morpheus Data, CloudBolt, VMware vSphere, OLVM, or OpenShift.
  • Strong Linux system administration skills (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) with automation expertise in Ansible.
  • Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes clusters (Rancher, OpenShift, EKS, etc.).
  • Expertise in secure infrastructure management within controlled environments.
  • Experience integrating infrastructure platforms with CI/CD, observability, and security tools.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Morpheus Enterprise Software or similar platforms.
  • Background in aerospace, defense, or government programs.
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53, CMMC, and supply-chain security.
  • Experience with monitoring and secrets management platforms.
  • Solid knowledge of networking, storage, and virtualization in air-gapped or segmented environments.
  • Relevant certifications preferred:
    • Morpheus Data Certified Administrator.
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
    • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
    • ITIL, CISSP, or similar compliance/security certifications.
Skills

  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to work across R&D, DevOps, IT, Security, and Compliance teams.
  • Ability to develop and document repeatable processes and operational runbooks.
  • Analytical thinker with a focus on automation and continuous improvement.

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