Senior DevOps Engineer

Arm Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to manage and improve their infrastructure services using AWS and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Continuous Delivery and containerisation principles. This role offers an opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, focusing on quality and collaboration within a multi-national team.

Qualifications

• Flexible with a variety of software development skills.
• Dedication to extend the breadth and depth of DevOps skillset.

Responsibilities

• Manage core project infrastructure lifecycle using public cloud and Kubernetes.
• Improve workflow quality, security, and efficiency.
• Communicate with engineering IT and software development teams.
• Provide software build and test solutions for different market segments.
• Create monitoring solutions for infrastructure insights.
• Customer support for issue analysis and resolution.

Skills

Containerisation

Cloud platforms

Continuous Delivery pipelines

System administration

DevOps solutions

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Jenkins

Gitlab

Job description

Job Overview:
The Central Engineering Software Group is responsible for developing and improving the software eco-system around Arm's next generation of processors.

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to help us boost our engineering teams to deliver products faster and with better quality. Join the Engineering Infrastructure team to develop and operate services, proof-of-concept new ideas, and promote the latest DevOps solutions and technologies.

We’re looking for someone who has a real passion for DevOps, with experience and understanding of containerisation, cloud platforms, Continuous Delivery pipelines, and system administration. This is an opportunity for an engineer to develop skills through working within a successful, multi-national organisation, to support both internal and external software engineering communities!

Responsibilities:

• Our day-to-day work is multifaceted, and the following are examples of tasks you are likely to be involved in:
• Lifecycle management of core project infrastructure using the public cloud and Kubernetes, from design through to deployment, maintenance, and performance optimisation
• Continuous improvement of workflow quality, security, and efficiency
• Communication & collaboration with engineering IT, software development teams and the open source community
• Providing software build and test solutions catering to different market segments such as Mobile, Server, IoT and Automotive
• Creating monitoring solutions to provide insights into our infrastructure
• Customer support, providing timely analysis and resolution of issues, requirements analysis and task breakdown

Required Skills and Experience:

A successful candidate will be flexible, with a variety of software development skills and have a dedication to extend the breadth and depth of their knowledge of an already existing devops skillset.

• Good understanding of the AWS Cloud or another public cloud provider
• Experience of delivering solutions using Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Experience with Unix (Linux)
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery systems such as Jenkins or Gitlab
• A good level of proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python or Bash or Shell script.
• Understanding of security principles in infrastructure

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience in a GitOps solution such as ArgoCD, Flux or Fleet
• Implementation of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) in infrastructure
• Monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana, ELK stack or equivalent
• Use of Kubernetes management systems such as Rancher
• Familiarity with open source project development cycles and contribution processes, particularly around CI/CD infrastructure

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 [e-mail]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations.

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.

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.