Principal Hardware Performance Specialist

Principal Hardware Performance Specialist Overview

This role sits within Arm’s Infrastructure Engineering and Applications organization and focuses on making sure the company’s hardware platform performs at a world-class level. The position is centered on keeping Arm’s computing estate optimized for the needs of the business, from mobile devices through to high-performance compute environments, so that engineers have the best possible hardware to support Arm’s strategic goals and the future of AI on Arm.

What you will do

• Take ownership of hardware performance across Arm’s platform estate and ensure the environment remains highly optimized for the company’s needs.
• Maintain the current cross-vendor hardware catalogue and help shape the future roadmap for mobile, laptop, workstation, desktop, and server platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams to design and run hardware performance tests based on realistic engineering workloads.
• Develop and keep up-to-date documentation for server systems and operational processes, making sure the hardware offerings are aligned to Arm’s core workload requirements.
• Partner with operating system teams so the hardware estate can support both current and future operating system requirements for deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with the automation team to ensure hardware management follows an infrastructure-as-code-first approach.
• Encourage reuse of Arm-built hardware wherever possible across the hardware portfolio.
• Act as the go-to authority for hardware platforms across the company.
• Work with hardware suppliers to align product roadmaps and help secure continuity of supply for all hardware requirements.
• Deliver a complete hardware management platform that works across several hardware vendors.
• Work alongside infrastructure and engineering teams to provide performant platforms that enable engineers to deliver on Arm’s business objectives.

What you need

• Substantial enterprise experience in hardware benchmarking and optimization, with evidence of working with hardware partners to create shared roadmaps.
• Practical experience improving hardware performance in both end-user and server settings.
• Solid knowledge of automation in the context of hardware management and benchmarking.
• Experience choosing hardware for Linux, Windows, and Apple operating systems.
• Experience with data centre hardware management tools from multiple vendors, including HPE OneView, Dell OpenManage, and Fujitsu iRMC.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-supplier hardware environment.
• Desirable experience: working in a high-performance computing environment.
• Desirable experience: understanding containers and benchmarking workloads that can move between environments.

What Arm offers

• Interesting and impactful work within a varied and collaborative team.
• Strong opportunities for career development as Arm continues to grow.
• The chance to contribute meaningfully to the company’s success.
• A competitive annual salary in the range of £126,200 to £170,800.
• Hybrid working, with the specific pattern set according to the needs of the team and the role.
• Support during recruitment if you need an adjustment or accommodation, including examples such as breaks between interviews, documents being read aloud, or help with office accessibility.
• An inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all applicants and employees, and a commitment to respect and non-discrimination.

Additional information

The role is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and is listed under the IT category. Arm describes its culture as collaborative, fast-moving, and supportive, with a strong emphasis on individual ownership, team alignment, bold thinking, diversity, equity, inclusion, and learning. The company also notes that hybrid working is intended to balance face-to-face collaboration with flexibility, and that some flexibility may be limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations.

Applicants can apply through Arm’s careers site using the job application process shown on the page. The posting also includes options to save the job, view the location, and access Arm’s hiring process information.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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