Principal Private Cloud Engineer

Arm Holdings

Hybrid Actively hiring
Austin, TX Posted 15 days ago $249,900$338,100 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a senior platform engineer on the private cloud team, you will lead the technical strategy for an OpenStack-based infrastructure, focusing on scalability and reliability. Your daily tasks include defining long-term architecture, integrating compute, networking, and storage systems, and developing standards for Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation. You will collaborate with multiple teams to enhance platform engineering practices such as CI/CD, telemetry, and observability, while also engaging with the OpenStack community to drive feature adoption. The role requires deep expertise in OpenStack, Linux, and distributed systems, along with experience in Ansible, Terraform, and large-scale system operations. You will work on complex challenges in distributed environments and high-performance computing, ensuring a seamless self-service experience for internal teams.

Skills

OpenStack Python Terraform Ansible Kubernetes Linux APIs CI/CD Docker Networking Storage Infrastructure as Code Prometheus Grafana IDPs Backstage Roadie

What you'll do

  • Define and design long-term architecture for multi-tenant Private Cloud.
  • Lead integration of OpenStack across compute, networking, and storage systems.
  • Develop standards for Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), APIs, and automation.
  • Drive reliability, scalability, and performance improvements in platform components.
  • Solve complex cross-system challenges in distributed environments and HPC.
  • Champion seamless adoption of the new platform within the organization.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in OpenStack ecosystem and Linux distributed systems.
  • Strong background in software engineering with Python, APIs, and systems design.
  • Extensive experience with Ansible, Terraform, and infrastructure automation.
  • Proven ability to lead technical direction across multiple teams and domains.
  • Experience in large-scale or multi-region system operations at significant scale.
  • Full-stack expertise and low-level debugging skills for performance tuning.
  • Active participation and influence within the OpenStack community.

Market check

Salary context

This $249,900–$338,100 range sits above 94% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$123,500$212,160

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400$211,125

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,500–$249,600 across 34 roles with salary data.

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