Overview

Arm is seeking a Staff Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our cloud infrastructure and platform engineering team in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The role focuses on improving developer experience and operational design of our Kubernetes Platform as a Service, enabling multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud deployments at scale.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage enterprise-scale Kubernetes clusters hosting distributed application services in a multi-tenant environment.
• Work with multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud setups, including virtualization technologies such as VMware, Harvester, OpenStack, or others.
• Contribute to the Kubernetes Platform as a Service product roadmap, including the orchestration of pods, services, deployments, stateful sets, networking (CNI plugins, ingress controllers, service meshes), DNS management (internal and external), load balancing (open source and cloud-native), and the secure integration of certificates and secrets management.
• Support engineering teams in refactoring and containerising legacy applications using standard microservices frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Quarkus) and Kubernetes methodologies. Provide guidance on container standards, CI/CD integration, and scalable deployment patterns to enable modernization and platform adoption.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Helm and Terraform to develop reusable IaC modules. Leverage GitLab and micro-repos to improve development workflows and design and implement automated pipelines (CI/CD) within a GitOps framework.
• Implement security standards, including RBAC, network policies, and pod security policies; establish robust monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks for Kubernetes clusters.
• Develop high-quality documentation that captures design and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and deploying Kubernetes at enterprise scale in a multi-tenant setup with emphasis on security, scalability, and efficiency.
• Familiarity with multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments and data center virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM, Harvester, etc.).
• Proficient knowledge of Linux OS, containerization, Kubernetes, networking, DNS, load balancers, storage, and certificates and secrets management.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, etc.) and the development of IaC modules and self-service platforms (internal developer portals) such as Backstage, Port, OpsLevel, etc.
• Ability to set up centralized monitoring, logging, and alerting for Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with networking tools such as Cilium Enterprise.

Nice-to-have Skills and Experience

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience deploying and managing EKS clusters.
• Specialist or Architect level certifications in AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience deploying and supporting distributed systems on Kubernetes.

What we offer

Based in Cambridge, UK, this role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative team and to influence Arm's cloud infrastructure platform. Arm is an equal opportunity employer and supports flexible hybrid working where possible. If you need an adjustment or accommodation during the recruitment process, details will be provided upon application.

Working and Inclusion

Hybrid working: Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We bring people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, while recognizing the value of flexibility. Details will be shared upon application. Some restrictions may apply by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations.

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 do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing