Arm
Principal Hardware Performance Specialist
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Job ID 2025-13361
Date posted: 28/07/2026
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Category: IT
Job Overview
As a Hardware Performance Specialist you will be accountable for ensuring that the Arm hardware platform is world class and optimised to deliver for Arm. From mobile phones to our High Performance Compute (HPC) environment you will ensure Arm has the best in breed hardware to helping ensure the future of AI is built on Arm. You will ensure a consistent approach to hardware management in a diverse multi supplier environment.
As part of the wider Infrastructure Engineering and Applications team you will work with our infrastructure teams as well as our engineering teams to ensure we deliver the most performant platforms for our engineers to deliver the Arm strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the current hardware cross vendor catalogue and future roadmap for hardware across mobile, laptop, workstation, desktop and server platforms.
- Work with engineering to develop hardware performance testing based on representative engineering workloads.
- Develop and maintain documentation for server systems and processes with offerings aligned to each of the core workloads of Arm.
- Work with the operating system teams to guarantee the hardware estate can support current and future operating system needs across deployment and maintenance.
- Working with our automation team to ensure hardware management aligns with an Infrastructure as Code first philosophy.
- Nurture an Arm on Arm approach where ever possible within the Arm hardware portfolio.
- Act as a domain authority for all hardware platforms within Arm.
- Partnering with our hardware providers to align product roadmaps to ensure Arm has continuity of supply for all of our hardware requirements.
- Delivering an end to end hardware management platform across multiple hardware providers.
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Required Skills And Experience
- Demonstrable experience of running hardware benchmarking and optimisation in an enterprise environment and track record of working with hardware partners to develop jointly owned roadmaps.
- Experience in hardware optimisation across both end user and server environments.
- Good knowledge of automation in hardware management and benchmarking.
- Hardware selection across Linux, Windows and Apple operating systems.
- Experience of data centra hardware management tooling across multiple vendors like HPE- OneView, Dell OpenMange and Fujitsu iRMC.
“Nice To Have” Skills And Experience
- Experience of working in an HPC environment!
- Knowledge of containers and how to benchmark with movable workloads.
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!
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At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm:
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Hybrid Working
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
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.
Salary Range
£126200 - £170800 per year
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