Principal CI/CD Engineer

Location: Richardson

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role

GlobalFoundries is seeking a highly experienced Senior/Principal Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Engineer to lead the strategy, design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise-scale software delivery infrastructure for complex artificial intelligence, machine learning, and hardware-software co-development environments.

Essential Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end CI/CD strategy and automation execution for globally distributed software development teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automated build, test, release, and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and JFrog Artifactory.
• Configure CI/CD workflows that interface directly with emulation, simulation, embedded hardware, and hardware-software validation platforms.
• Define, implement, enforce, and maintain source-code branching and release strategies for complex product release cycles.
• Develop and maintain containerized, reproducible build environments and test-runner workloads using technologies such as Podman.
• Partner with IT to configure, secure, monitor, and maintain Linux and Windows compute servers, compute grids, and shared storage environments, including NFS and CIFS.
• Build dashboards, metrics, and alerts in Grafana to monitor pipeline health, runner performance, infrastructure utilization, and service reliability.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, verification, validation, and infrastructure teams across North America, Europe, and Asia to modernize build and delivery capabilities.

Other Responsibilities

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Other duties as assigned by manager.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 5-10 years of experience in CI/CD, automation, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or site reliability engineering, including a key role in establishing and maintaining infrastructure for software products.
• Strong hands-on experience building reliable, scalable CI/CD pipelines and software distributions using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and JFrog Artifactory.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Shell, Python, and Groovy.
• Demonstrated experience with source-code management practices and branching strategies for complex development and release workflows.
• Experience creating, deploying, and managing applications and build environments in containers, such as Podman.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools, such as Grafana.
• Experience with Linux compute clusters or grid schedulers, such as SGE/UGE, SLURM, or LSF.
• Experience supporting both Linux and Windows software development environments.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Experience integrating CI/CD systems with emulation, simulation, embedded hardware, or hardware-in-the-loop validation environments.
• Familiarity with at least one machine learning framework or model format, such as ONNX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools, such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor, to improve development productivity.
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization or automation initiatives across globally distributed, cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication, planning, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, identify scalable solutions, and drive execution across technical and organizational boundaries.

Expected Salary Range

$153,000.00 - $265,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

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