Advantest – We enable tomorrow's technology.

• Market leader
• High-tech high-tech semiconductors
• International impact

IoT, 5G and Artificial Intelligence. Unthinkable without us. More than half of all the microchips produced worldwide first pass through our hands. As the global market leader of automated test systems in the semiconductor industry we help the world to realize the digital transformation, enable our customers to shape the future and offer you the exciting jobs intended for pioneers.

Your Responsibilities

If you want to shape the future, this is your opportunity! Advantest is one of the world's leading providers of automatic test equipment for the semiconductor industry.

We work closely together with leading companies in the most exciting and emerging markets.

Almost any modern AI, cloud, or embedded system is based on semiconductor devices that have been tested with our products.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for Linux Infrastructure Security Expert (m/f/d) that helps us build a modern, resilient and secure platform used by hundreds of engineers accross the R&D organization.

This role is intended for senior engineers with experience with internal and external cloud infrastructures in a Linux environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Own and continuously harden our internal service landscape — Kubernetes, virtualization, and automation (Ansible) — with security as a first principle, not an afterthought.
• Drive iterative improvements to our k8s cluster infrastructure and set the bar for how we build and operate R&D applications at scale.
• Architect, build, and run infrastructure for web and backend applications used by engineering teams worldwide.
• Stay ahead of the curve — evaluate emerging technologies and make the call on what actually moves the needle for us.
• Collaborate directly with engineers across Germany, the US, China, and Japan. Different time zones. Different perspectives. One shared goal.

Your Qualifications

• Deep Linux expertise — you're equally comfortable tuning kernel parameters and debugging a misbehaving service. You own the full stack.
• Solid hands-on experience setting up, operating, and securing Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• A track record of designing and maintaining complex, secure service infrastructures — not just running them, but making them better.
• Programming fluency in one or more of: Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or equivalent. You write code that others are happy to maintain.
• Real-world experience with public cloud (AWS or Azure) you know how to build infrastructure that scales without bleeding money or security.

BONUS POINTS:

• Experience with Red Hat Linux
• Background in semiconductor testing or the semiconductor industry
• German, Japanese, or Chinese language skills — always a plus in a truly global team

Our offer

• Flexibility
• Benefits
• Development
• fitness
• Security

Flexibility: Flexible and trust-based working hours, 30 vacation days + option for additional vacation days, mobile working, individual part-time models and programs for extended periods of absence

Benefits: Attractive salary, share in Advantest's success through our exceptionally appealing bonus program as well as numerous subsidies, discounts and offerings (eg bike leasing)

Development: Structured onboarding programs and mentoring, development discussions, technical and soft skill trainings, language courses and knowledge sessions

Fitness: Ergonomic working environment, sports and fitness options and events (eg Global Challenge) as well as health days

Security: Attractive company pension scheme, comprehensive insurance coverage and support in emergency situations

Insights into our work environment

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