Senior DevOps Engineer

Arm; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Software and DevOps engineer to own technical deliveries, from requirements through planning and implementation. You will work on Cloudbees CI (Jenkins) pipelines, SaaS services, and large-scale compute, improving the engineering experience for Arm engineers.

The role involves hands-on development, production support, and shaping platform tooling while embracing a hybrid working model and collaboration within Arm’s engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in DevOps/engineering roles.
• Experience across CI/CD, builds, secrets and test management.
• Cloud platforms and IaC tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on with CI/CD and cloud-based services.
• Own deliveries from requirements to planning, implementation and delivery.
• Participate in production support and on-call incidents.

Skills

DevOps experience

SDLC understanding

Programming languages

Tools

Cloudbees CI

Jenkins Pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

ArgoCD

Job description

Job ID 2026-19205 Date posted 26/08/2026 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Engineering Operations

Job Description

We are looking for dedicated Software and DevOps engineers to join our team in Cambridge. This role has significant impact in improving the engineering experience at Arm!

The Engineering Platform Services teams deliver the platforms, tools, and systems required to develop our software and hardware IP. In this group, the Cloudbees CI team supports Cloudbees CI (Jenkins Enterprise) used company-wide by engineers. They also provide libraries, guidelines, and standard methodologies for optimizing use of the service.

As a Senior Engineer at Arm, you will own technical deliveries, with responsibility from requirements through to planning, implementation, and delivery and will participate in production support and our paid on-call rota for high impact incident response.

At the heart of our approach is a genuine passion for improving the lives of other Engineers at Arm. We maintain a complete focus on delivering solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Working hands-on with a variety of technologies, to provide an outstanding engineering experience for Arm's hardware and software engineers. The domains and areas include:

• Software builds and test solutions using CI/CD, binary, secret, and test management.


• Developing services using SaaS, cloud-based environments, and large-scale clustered compute.


• Exploiting virtualisation and cloud technologies using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.


• Engineering experience – improving the daily life and efficiency of engineers across Arm.

Required Skills And Experience

• 4 to 8 years working experience in the DevOps field.


• Demonstrable background in Software Development and Build.


• A good understanding of the software development lifecycle!


• Strong experience with at least one programming language (Python, Groovy, Java, Golang, C, C++).


• Experience with Cloudbees CI or Jenkins Pipelines.


• Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD).


• Experience of Linux-based infrastructure build, provisioning, and maintenance.


• Good knowledge of Cloud services. Experience of at least one of the following: AWS (preferred), Azure, Google Cloud Platform.


• Demonstrable experience in Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Experience working in a Platform Engineering environment. This includes a focus on developer experience and efficiency. It also involves enabling self-service access to infrastructure and systems through automation.


• Experience of Microservice Software development.


• Experience using AI-assisted tools or techniques to improve engineering efficiency, productivity, and developer workflows.

In Return

We will provide the training and environment to excel in this role. We offer a hybrid approach to remote and office working and strive to provide an adaptable experience for all employees and to promote a strong collaborative environment.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary Range

£73,500 - £99,500 per year