Senior Firmware Build, Release & CI/CD Engineer

The Arm Reference Systems DevOps & QA team is looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Embedded DevOps / Build & Release Engineer with proven experience leading all aspects of CI/CD infrastructure, enabling repositories for firmware development, and supporting partner or customer release activities.

This role is critical to ensuring reliable, scalable, and automated deployment of firmware stacks across multiple SoC programs. The engineer will work closely alongside firmware, platform, validation, and release groups to maintain build systems, improve developer workflows, manage release pipelines, and support timely delivery of firmware artifacts to internal teams, partners, and customers.

You will work at the intersection of embedded software, DevOps, CI/CD, and release engineering, helping improve software quality, build reliability, and delivery efficiency for next-generation Arm-based platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, optimize, and grow CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware and software codebases supporting the platform.
• Enable and configure repositories for different firmware components and platform programs.
• Assist in the development and management of distribution processes for firmware stacks like TF-A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders, Linux, and associated platform software.
• Build, maintain, and improve automated pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI.
• Automate firmware build, image generation, packaging, signing, versioning, and artifact publishing workflows.
• Support partner and customer releases by handling release branches, tags, artifacts, documentation, and delivery packages.
• Collaborate with firmware, infrastructure, verification, and QA teams to debug build failures, integration issues, and release blockers.
• Enable per-patch, nightly, and release validation routines to boost software quality and catch problems early.
• Maintain CI infrastructure, runners, build environments, scripts, and automation frameworks.
• Integrate and maintain static analysis, compliance, and security scanning tools such as Coverity and Black Duck.
• Drive standardization of build and release processes throughout various firmware repositories and SoC programs.
• Improve developer productivity through automation, tooling, documentation, and self-service workflows.
• Track CI health, build failures, test trends, and release readiness through dashboards and reporting.
• Ensure timely support for release achievements, partner drops, customer deliveries, and internal engineering builds.

• 6+ years in DevOps, Build & Release, embedded software, or CI/CD roles.
• Strong hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.
• Solid scripting/automation skills (Python, shell, etc.).
• Experience managing embedded firmware or platform software repos.
• Knowledge of firmware build components (TF-A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders, Linux).
• Strong Linux development and build system experience (Make, CMake).
• Understanding of SoC architecture and embedded/platform software.

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience :

• Experience with firmware signing, secure boot, image generation, or trusted firmware workflows.
• Familiarity with Docker/containers and reproducible builds.
• Exposure to static analysis, security scanning, and OSS compliance tools.
• Ability to build dashboards for CI/build/release/test metrics.
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks and validation pipelines.

The Software group is responsible for developing and enhancing the software ecosystem for Arm's next-generation server-class SoCs and reference platforms. This includes firmware, boot software, system software, and platform enablement stacks that are tightly coupled with advanced hardware technologies., At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation 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 or adjustment 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. Salary Range: £73,500 * £99,500