Principal Automation Engineer Architect

Arm; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Job Overview:

As a Principal Automation Engineer Architect, you will lead and drive the design and implementation of innovative automation solutions. This role is pivotal in delivering innovative, scalable, and secure architectures that automate IT infrastructure and processes. As a key leader, you will collaborate across teams to craft solutions that improve performance, reliability, and efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), modern CI/CD practices, and experience with virtualization platforms, container orchestration, and serverless technologies. You will take ownership of the technical strategy for automation and infrastructure while mentoring and guiding the engineering team toward successful delivery of highly sophisticated automation projects.

Responsibilities:

• Orchestrate architecture and development of automation solutions, prioritizing scalability, reliability, and security. Evaluate and embrace emerging technologies and standard methodologies to optimize automation workflows and increase deployment efficiency.
• Lead the implementation based on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks. Develop and integrate modern pipelines with platforms such as GitLab, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins to enable automated testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Build and manage reliable, highly available infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure. Use virtualization tools such as VMware, Hyper-V, and OpenStack to improve resource efficiency and manage virtual environments. Design infrastructure by using container technologies and serverless solutions for scalable, flexible deployments.
• Conduct architectural reviews, develop roadmaps. Offer technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams to ensure the successful execution of automation projects.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible, combined with strong expertise in scripting and automating complex infrastructure environments, and a solid understanding of modern DevOps practices.
• Experience in designing automated solutions for diverse cloud environments, including hybrid cloud architectures that seamlessly integrate on-premise and cloud-based systems, as well as containerized and serverless computing environments.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and communication and leadership skills, with a proven track record to foster teamwork across teams with varied strengths.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Valid certifications that demonstrate expertise in both architecture and automation.

In Return:

We offer exciting and interesting work in a diverse team. Arm's growth trajectory will ensure career progression and the opportunity to have a significant impact on our success!

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.

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.