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Staff DevOps Engineer

Job ID 2024-11333 Date posted Dec. 09, 2024 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom; Manchester, United Kingdom Category Software Engineering Apply

Job Overview:

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

Productivity Engineering supplies the tools and systems needed for creation of our software and hardware IP. Within this group, the Software & DevOps function provides DevOps tooling used across the company’s engineering population, as well as focusing on the tooling needs of software engineers.

As a Senior Engineer at Arm you will own technical deliveries, with responsibility from requirements through to planning, implementation, and delivery.

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

Responsibilities:

Administer and maintain GitLab environments, to provide a first-class engineering experience for Arm's hardware and software engineers: 

  • Optimise GitLab for higher reliability and performance.
  • Maintain the systems, from the underlying infrastructure to the application layer.
  • Provide technical support.
  • Develop and maintain reusable CI/CD components.
  • Engineering experience – improving the daily life and productivity of engineers across Arm. 

Our varied activities involve development, and operational work. We support and guide the engineering community on how best to utilise the services we offer. Developments range from minor improvements to multi-month strategic projects. We invest significant time collaborating with other engineering teams at Arm. 

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Deep understanding of GitLab internals and architecture.
  • Experience of Linux based infrastructure design, provisioning, and maintenance.
  • A good knowledge of Cloud services. Experience of at least one of the following: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform. 
  • Demonstrable experience in Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet. 
  • Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Fleet). 
  • Interpreted languages (e.g. Bash, Python, Ruby, Perl) and compiled languages (e.g. Golang, C, C++, Java).

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

  • Experience working in a Platform Engineering environment, with the associated focus on developer experience and productivity, and the ethos of enabling self-service access to infrastructure and systems through automation. 
  • A good understanding of the software development lifecycle. 
  • An active interest in Open-Source Software. 
  • Building or integrating with Internal Developer Portals (Backstage/React/TypeScript). 
  • Experience of Microservice Software development.

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.

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Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

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.

Power the Future on Arm

Working in software engineering at Arm is about shaping a future of technology for which we don't yet have words. Our engineers lead innovation in physical IP, AI and machine learning, cloud architecture, automotive tech, and every aspect of computing that matters.

Spanning software's full spectrum, from compilers to AI-powered IoT and beyond, your code can enable virtually anything to be produced on silicon. Whether you're developing award-winning VR gaming or life-enhancing medical equipment, you can improve the lives of millions by being your brilliant self at Arm.

Drive change on Arm

At Arm, you'll influence 95% of the world's connected devices and all their applications. From healthcare and infrastructure to virtual reality, you'll affect nearly all industries worldwide, racing toward new milestones and achievements together.

Revolutionary Benefits

Health and Wellness

We create a safe space for you to nurture both your physical and mental wellbeing.

Work and Life Success

We empower people to experience life beyond the boundaries of standard work patterns.

Financial Rewards

We provide benefits beyond a competitive salary to reward our people for their dedication and contributions.

Development and Support

We foster professional and personal development, building a supportive community where everyone can thrive.

Life at Arm

Life in the office doesn't get any better — especially when those offices are as sleek as ours and the people there are creative and compassionate. Combine that with our popular 'we, not I' mindset, and you enjoy the kind of teamwork and togetherness rarely found elsewhere. We share so much in common, not least the same passion for progress, but we also welcome each other's diversity. Ultimately, we love to inspire and be inspired every day.

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