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Senior Software Engineer

Job ID 2025-13676 Date posted Mar. 14, 2025 Location Manchester, United Kingdom Category Software Engineering Apply

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.

  • Prior experience in a DevOps engineering position
  • 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
  • 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 Go
  • 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

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Accommodations at Arm

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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.

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