Senior Firmware Build, Release & CI/CD Engineer

Job Title

Senior Firmware Build, Release & CI/CD Engineer

Role Summary

This role owns CI/CD, build and release engineering for embedded firmware stacks across Arm server-class SoC programs. You will work with firmware, platform, validation and release teams to maintain build systems, automate delivery, and support partner and customer releases.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 6+ years in DevOps, build & release, embedded software, or CI/CD roles.

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve build, CI/CD and release engineering practices for firmware and platform software.

• Design, maintain and scale CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware and platform codebases.
• Enable and configure repositories and workflows for firmware components across SoC programs.
• Automate firmware build, image generation, packaging, signing, versioning and artifact publishing.
• Manage distribution and release activities for TF-A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders, Linux and platform software.
• Support partner and customer releases: branch/tag management, artifacts, documentation and delivery packages.
• Operate and maintain CI infrastructure, runners, build environments, automation scripts and tooling.
• Integrate static analysis, security scanning and compliance tools; debug build failures and integration issues.
• Implement per-patch, nightly and release validation, metrics dashboards and CI health reporting.
• Drive standardization of build and release processes and improve developer productivity via automation and documentation.

Requirements

Must-have and desirable technical skills for the role.

• Must-have:
  • 6+ years in DevOps / Build & Release / embedded software / CI/CD roles.
  • Proven hands-on experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins or similar).
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, shell).
  • Experience managing embedded firmware or platform software repositories and builds.
  • Familiarity with firmware components: TF‑A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders and Linux.
  • Strong Linux development and build system experience (Make, CMake).
  • Understanding of SoC architecture and embedded/platform software integration.
• Nice-to-have:
  • Experience with firmware signing, secure boot or trusted firmware workflows.
  • Familiarity with containers (Docker), reproducible builds, static analysis and OSS compliance tools (e.g. Coverity, Black Duck).
  • Experience building dashboards and test/validation automation pipelines.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.