Arm

Staff HPC Engineer

Company
Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/1/2025
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Description
Job ID 2025-14432 Date posted 01/07/2025 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category IT

Job Overview

The Engineering IT group provides the high-performance compute environment that fuels product and solutions development for Arm's engineering community. Whether its high-performance compute (HPC) on Arm’s on-prem infrastructure and/or in the cloud, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, or customised software tools and workflows, the products, and services we deliver are used by every engineer in Arm.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with technical leads, managers, and project teams to support and evolve HPC infrastructure tailored for semiconductor design workflows.
  • Leverage strong Linux system administration skills and scripting (Bash, Python, Perl, etc.) to automate routine tasks and optimise engineering environments.
  • Administer and tune job schedulers like IBM Spectrum LSF to ensure efficient workload management across hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day technical issues through ticketing systems, proactively finding opportunities to automate and improve recurring tasks.
  • Design and implement scalable, secure infrastructure solutions across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data centers, using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, and Ansible.
  • Act as a key technical contributor on high-profile infrastructure initiatives, driving service resilience, scalability, and the adoption of emerging technologies.

Required Skills And Experience

  • Strong expertise on IBM Spectrum LSF administration and any other cloud-based HPC deployments.
  • Deep technical knowledge in handling large distributed linux systems.
  • Experience working with network storage solutions such as NetApp, Lustre, Weka, LakeFS, etc.
  • Experience in networking technologies and services such as load balancing, DNS, packet tracing and debugging, etc.
  • Deep understanding of LDAP implementations such as Oracle Unified Directory (OUD), OpenLDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID and Kerberos authentication.
  • Hands-on experience in automated infrastructure provisioning using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, etc.
  • Experience designing and deploying solutions to Cloud (AWS, GCP, and Azure) and familiarity with AIOps platforms like Dynatrace or Datadog.

“Nice To Have” Skills And Experience

  • Experience or relevant specialist certifications in infrastructure automation Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory, and/or Continuous Integration (CI) applications.
  • Knowledge on HPC applications like Flex based Licenses, EDA tools.
  • Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Automation, Jira, and Confluence experience).

In Return

Based in Cambridge UK, this is an opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative, and driven team, and provides a genuine opportunity to craft the best outcomes for Arm.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email

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.

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