Senior Operations Optimization Engineer

Overview

In this role you will optimize Arm’s database platform to deliver high performance across mixed technologies and environments. You’ll collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure a scalable, secure, multi-supplier database environment that supports Arm’s strategic goals. You will drive performance improvements, lifecycle management, and cost-aware automation, with potential to contribute to broader optimization efforts. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with a clear impact on how Arm engineers access and use data at scale.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with database partners to install, configure, and update DBMSs (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
• Implement access controls and security measures for data protection
• Oversee and optimize servers, storage, and networking in collaboration with other teams
• Understand architectures and manage virtual/physical servers for resource efficiency
• Automate manual processes and optimize software license costs
• Coordinate with vendors and Arm engineering to optimize database performance and lifecycle management
• Promote Arm-on-Arm initiatives to run on Arm-based infrastructure
• Forecast data storage needs and plan hardware/software upgrades
• Partner with engineering infrastructure to align roadmaps with DB requirements
• Provide technical support to developers for operations optimization
• Collaborate with other infra teams for seamless DB integration with systems/applications
• Act as SME translating engineering requirements into robust infra solutions

Key requirements

• Strong proficiency in SQL and familiarity with commercial, open source and cloud DBMSs
• Solid understanding of server hardware, enterprise storage, and networking fundamentals
• Ability to understand multifaceted engineering concepts
• Proven experience with task prioritisation and project timelines
• Understanding of optimization techniques across the stack and monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace)
• Strong Linux administration skills
• Experience running databases for specific software applications

• Collaboration across multiple teams
• Prioritisation and project management
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• SQL proficiency
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL

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