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Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer

Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies

Software Engineering
Penang, Malaysia
Posted on Feb 25, 2026
Overview

Keysight is on 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

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

  • Lead 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, highquality feature delivery.

Backend Engineering

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services (Spring Boot) and Big Data pipelines (Spark/Scala).
  • Collaborate across teams to build endtoend 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 rootcause analysis, and enhance system resilience.

Recommend new tools and technologies to modernize the PMA platform.


Qualifications

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 handson 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 or leading small technical teams.
  • Exposure to realtime 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.

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