Senior DevOps Technical Manager - Rancho Cordova, United States
$148,320 - $237,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
Own the reliability and scalability of the Firmware CI pipeline, managing compiler and cross-compilation toolchains.
About the role
Solidigm is hiring a Senior DevOps Technical Manager to lead the Firmware DevOps team responsible for Firmware CI, the firmware compile toolchain, and the firmware release process. This role owns the reliability and scalability of the build/CI pipeline, manages the compiler and cross-compilation toolchain lifecycle, and governs end-to-end release versioning, packaging, and sign-off for Solidigm's SSD product lines.
What you'll do
- Architect the Firmware CI pipeline (build, test, and validation automation).
- Manage the firmware compile toolchain lifecycle, including compiler versions, cross-compilation environments, and dependency management.
- Oversee the firmware release process end-to-end: versioning, packaging, sign-off gates, traceability, and release documentation.
- Drive standardization and consolidation of build and release tooling.
- Lead root-cause analysis of build/CI failures and drive continuous improvement in pipeline stability.
- Hire, manage, and develop a team of DevOps engineers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, or related field; 10+ years in DevOps/build engineering, including 3+ years managing engineers.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (QuickBuild, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar) at scale.
- Strong knowledge of embedded/firmware build systems and cross-compilation toolchains (CMake, Clang, or similar).
- Experience owning a formal software/firmware release process, including versioning and artifact management.
- Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash) and experience with infrastructure-as-code.
- Track record of building effective engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with SSD/storage or other embedded firmware in a semiconductor environment.
- Familiarity with artifact repositories and containerized build environments.
- Experience with regulatory/traceability requirements for firmware release sign-off.
Skills: Firmware CI pipeline, build automation, cross-compilation, release process, CI/CD systems, DevOps
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 51-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
974
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$236k
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| Metric | Solidigm | All employers we track in this specialty (974 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 974 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 18 | 6156 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 22 d | 51 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: Firmware CI pipeline, build automation, cross-compilation, release process, CI/CD systems, DevOps
Who's hiring in this category
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How we counted: 974 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.