Staff DevOps/Automation Engineer

Job Title

Staff DevOps/Automation Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Fast Models DevOps & QA team to build and maintain automation, CI/CD, and release infrastructure for large-scale C/C++ software used with Arm architectures. The role supports internal developer teams and improves tooling and workflows that enable product-quality releases.

Experience Level

Senior — requires strong senior-level experience; the posting requests a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on automation, build and release engineering, and cross-team support.

• Collaborate with developer teams to diagnose and resolve build, infrastructure, and test issues.
• Design, automate, and optimise CI/CD workflows and pipelines.
• Coordinate and support release activities across teams and stakeholders.
• Analyse test results and data to drive quality improvements and inform engineering decisions.
• Improve release workflows and contribute to modernising tooling and automation infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and maintain build systems for large-scale C/C++ software projects.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience for immediate impact.

• Minimum 10+ years of proven experience in software build, test, or release engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python and test automation development.
• Proven experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and leading large projects.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and software engineering principles.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments via CLI and scripting.
• Experience designing and maintaining build systems for large C/C++ codebases.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience driving efficiency and quality improvements in large software projects.
• Familiarity with Conan, Groovy scripting, and Jenkins DSL.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud automation (Boto3, Pulumi, Terraform).
• Containerisation and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS/AKS).
• Experience with data analytics and dashboarding solutions.

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.