Infrastructure/SRE Engineer - Qualcomm - Remote, UK

Summary

Qualcomm is a leading technology company specializing in wireless technology and semiconductors. They are looking for an Infrastructure/SRE Engineer to build and evolve their cloud platform, manage AWS infrastructure, and maintain Kubernetes clusters. The role involves driving GitOps deployments and ensuring the platform supports machine learning model training and deployment efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and improve AWS infrastructure using Terraform across multiple environments
• Help maintain and scale Kubernetes clusters with Karpenter, including GPU node pools for ML workloads and troubleshooting scheduling and node lifecycle issues
• Contribute to our Cilium-based networking layer, including network policy management, traffic observability via Hubble, and cluster connectivity
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Buildkite
• Manage deployments through ArgoCD with automated health checks and rollout strategies
• Develop internal tooling and automation in TypeScript
• Implement observability and alerting with Datadog
• Champion security best practices including secrets management and access controls
• Participate in incident response, capacity planning, and cost optimization initiatives

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc
• 4+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles
• Strong AWS experience (EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC)
• Proficiency with Terraform in production environments
• Solid Kubernetes knowledge including networking, RBAC, and autoscaling (Karpenter)
• Experience with Cilium or eBPF-based networking, including network policies, observability with Hubble, and service mesh concepts
• Exposure to GPU-accelerated workloads on Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience with ArgoCD or similar GitOps workflows
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Buildkite or similar)
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or Bash
• Familiarity with Datadog, HashiCorp Vault, PostgreSQL, and Redis
• Strong communicator comfortable on a fully distributed team

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc

Nice to Haves

• 4+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles
• Strong AWS experience (EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC)
• Proficiency with Terraform in production environments
• Solid Kubernetes knowledge including networking, RBAC, and autoscaling (Karpenter)
• Experience with Cilium or eBPF-based networking, including network policies, observability with Hubble, and service mesh concepts
• Exposure to GPU-accelerated workloads on Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience with ArgoCD or similar GitOps workflows
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Buildkite or similar)
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or Bash
• Familiarity with Datadog, HashiCorp Vault, PostgreSQL, and Redis
• Strong communicator comfortable on a fully distributed team