Director, Engineering IT Operations in Midlothian, Scotland

Edinburgh, ScotlandGlobal Operations – IT /Full Time /HybridFor over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn't do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that's where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career! Cirrus Logic is seeking a Director, Engineering IT Operations to lead the strategy, scalability, reliability, and day-to-day operations of the infrastructure that supports more than 1,000 semiconductor design engineers across global sites.In this role, your will oversee the platforms and services that are essential to chip development, including high-performance compute environments, EDA tool infrastructure, job scheduling systems, revision control platforms, enterprise storage, automation, and engineering productivity tooling. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong organizational leadership and a proven ability to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure for mission-critical engineering workflows.Key responsibilitiesDefine and lead the infrastructure strategy supporting semiconductor design and engineering operations across global locationsEnsure the availability, performance, scalability, and security of platforms used for chip development workflowsLead teams responsible for Linux infrastructure, compute farms, enterprise storage, revision control, automation, and observabilityDrive operational excellence across 24x7 production environments, including incident response, root cause analysis, change management, and disaster recovery planningPartner with silicon engineering, CAD/EDA teams, IT, security, program management, and executive leadership to align infrastructure priorities with business and product development goalsImprove engineering productivity by advancing automation, self-service capabilities, and platform reliabilityDevelop capacity plans and long-range infrastructure roadmaps to support continued growth in compute, storage, and engineering demandEstablish and maintain service-level expectations, performance metrics, and continuous improvement practices across engineering IT operationsWho you areLinux InfrastructureExtensive experience architecting, deploying, and supporting Linux platforms used for complex engineering applicationsDemonstrated experience administering large-scale Linux environmentsStrong expertise with RHEL, CentOS, or other Linux variantsDeep knowledge of:NFSLDAP and Active Directory integrationDNS and DHCPSSH, PAM, and security hardeningFilesystem permissions, ACLs, groups, and identity managementDeep expertise in enterprise storage infrastructure, including:NAS and SAN topologiesManagement of tens or hundreds of petabytes of storageData backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for large volumes of engineering dataExperience supporting:5,000+ servers or equivalent compute scaleMulti-site or global engineering environmentsHigh-availability infrastructureHPC and Compute Farm AdministrationExtensive experience operating and scaling distributed compute environments that support semiconductor design workloadsStrong working knowledge of IBM Spectrum LSF, including:Job scheduling and prioritizationQueue architectureResource allocation policiesFair-share schedulingCompute farm optimizationRegression infrastructureEDA workload tuningDistributed job executionLicense-aware schedulingExperience with:Millions of jobs per day preferredCPU and memory optimizationFarm utilization analyticsCapacity forecastingSemiconductor and EDA Environment KnowledgeStrong understanding of semiconductor engineering workflows and their infrastructure dependenciesFamiliarity with:RTL-to-GDSII flowsVerification regressionsSimulation farmsSynthesis and place-and-route infrastructureEDA license managementCadence, Synopsys, and Mentor environmentsTapeout-critical infrastructure reliabilityClear understanding of:The impact of downtime on tapeout schedulesThe importance of deterministic engineering environmentsReproducibility requirementsCommon performance bottlenecks in EDA workflowsRevision Control and Data ManagementDeep operational knowledge of Perforce administration at enterprise scale, including:Perforce database management and optimizationBackup and recovery strategiesReplication and edge serversLarge binary repository performanceAccess controls and permissionsAdditional experience preferred with:Git, GitLab, Gerrit, and GitHubCI/CD for hardware development flowsArtifact management systemsApplication and AI tooling strategy and directionAutomation and Infrastructure EngineeringStrong background in infrastructure automation, platform engineering, and observabilityExperience with technologies such as:PuppetPythonShell scriptingAnsibleTerraformKubernetes preferredExperience with monitoring and observability platforms such as:PrometheusGrafanaSplunkELKStrong understanding of:Infrastructure as CodeAutomated provisioningConfiguration managementSelf-service engineering platformsLeadership QualificationsOrganizational LeadershipDemonstrable experience leading infrastructure or platform engineering teamsExperience managing senior technical teams, including:Senior Linux administratorsHPC engineersStorage engineersDevOps or platform teamsProven ability to build and scale organizations that support 1,000+ engineers in demanding technical environmentsOperational ExcellenceDemonstrated success leading:24x7 production operationsIncident management and escalation processesRoot cause analysis and corrective action planningChange management programsSLA and SLO ownershipDisaster recovery planningSecurity and compliance initiativesCross-Functional CollaborationStrong ability to work effectively across:Silicon engineeringCAD and EDA teamsIT and securityProgram managementExecutive leadershipProven ability to translate:Engineering pain points into infrastructure strategyBusiness priorities into operational executionA leadership style that balances strategic vision with operational rigorStrong communication skills and the ability to influence across technical and executive audiencesA hands-on mindset with the judgment to prioritize reliability, scale, and engineer productivity in a fast-paced semiconductor environment#LI-Hybrid #LI-HD1Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.At Cirrus Logic, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are committed to encouraging an open and collaborative culture where different approaches, ideas, and points of view are respected and valued. We aim to promote a workplace where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, colour, national origin, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or disability.