Senior Firmware Build, Release & CI/CD Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Build & Release, embedded software, or CI/CD roles.
• We require strong hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• We require proficiency with tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.
• We require solid scripting and automation skills in Python, shell, or similar.
• We require experience managing embedded firmware or platform software repositories.
• We require knowledge of firmware build components such as TF-A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders, and Linux.
• We require strong Linux development and build system experience, including Make and CMake.
• We require an understanding of SoC architecture and embedded/platform software.

Responsibilities:

• We maintain, optimize, and grow CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware and software codebases supporting the platform.
• We enable and configure repositories for different firmware components and platform programs.
• We help develop and manage distribution processes for firmware stacks such as TF-A, UEFI, SCP, bootloaders, Linux, and associated platform software.
• We build, maintain, and improve automated pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI.
• We automate firmware build, image generation, packaging, signing, versioning, and artifact publishing workflows.
• We support partner and customer releases by handling release branches, tags, artifacts, documentation, and delivery packages.
• We collaborate with firmware, infrastructure, verification, and QA teams to debug build failures, integration issues, and release blockers.
• We enable per-patch, nightly, and release validation routines to improve software quality and catch problems early.
• We maintain CI infrastructure, runners, build environments, scripts, and automation frameworks.
• We integrate and maintain static analysis, compliance, and security scanning tools such as Coverity and Black Duck.
• We drive standardization of build and release processes across firmware repositories and SoC programs.
• We improve developer productivity through automation, tooling, documentation, and self-service workflows.
• We track CI health, build failures, test trends, and release readiness through dashboards and reporting.
• We ensure timely support for release milestones, partner drops, customer deliveries, and internal engineering builds.

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Embedded
• Firmware
• GitLab
• Support
• Jenkins
• Linux
• Python
• Security
• AI
• ARM
• C++
• Docker
• Hardware
• OSS

More:

We are Arms Software group, developing and enhancing the software ecosystem for our next-generation server-class SoCs and reference platforms, including firmware, boot software, system software, and platform enablement stacks. Our Reference Systems DevOps & QA team is seeking a hands-on Senior Embedded DevOps / Build & Release Engineer to help ensure reliable, scalable, and automated deployment of firmware stacks across multiple SoC programs. This role sits at the intersection of embedded software, DevOps, CI/CD, and release engineering, working closely with firmware, platform, validation, and release teams to improve build reliability, developer workflows, and delivery efficiency. We offer the opportunity to drive meaningful improvements in build reliability, developer efficiency, and release quality, with direct impact on internal teams, partners, and customers. We support hybrid working, value collaboration and flexibility, and are committed to equal opportunity and accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 34 week of 2026