Infrastructure & Devops Engineers - (Edv) - National Security

Forward Role Recruitment; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is seeking Infrastructure & DevOps Engineers (eDV) for national security projects. The roles focus on Linux infrastructure, cloud platforms, automation, and DevSecOps within secure-site environments. Candidates with a strong infrastructure foundation and desire to advance in cloud engineering are encouraged to apply.

Active eDV clearance is required. The team supports live national security programmes with opportunities to specialise deeper into embedded security across

Qualifications

• Strong infrastructure fundamentals with automation and cloud experience.
• Experience implementing secure DevOps practices in complex environments.
• Ability to work across Linux, cloud platforms, and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve Linux infrastructure across security-focused environments.
• Develop and automate CI/CD pipelines with a DevSecOps mindset.
• Collaborate on cloud architecture, automation, and platform engineering.

Skills

Linux Systems

Automation

Cloud Understanding

Security Mindset

Networking Fundamentals

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Infrastructure & DevOps Engineers (eDV) - National Security

Location: Key National Security hubs
Working pattern: Predominantly secure-site based depending on programme
Clearance: Active eDV required
Level: Mid-level through to Senior

If you're strongest at the infrastructure end of DevOps, this one's for you.

I'm supporting a growing National Security engineering team with multiple requirements across Linux Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps and DevSecOps.

The sweet spot is someone with strong infrastructure fundamentals who has increasingly moved into automation, cloud and modern engineering practices, rather than someone who only knows how to build pipelines.

• Linux: RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS
• AWS / Azure
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Ansible, Puppet or similar configuration management
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Bash / Python
• CI/CD
• Monitoring and logging
• Infrastructure hardening and vulnerability management
• Networking and secure cloud environments

There are also opportunities to move further into DevSecOps, working across IAM, secrets management, cloud security, secure CI/CD and embedding security earlier into the engineering lifecycle.

Who this suits

You might currently be an:

• Linux Infrastructure Engineer
• Cloud Engineer
• DevOps Engineer
• DevSecOps Engineer
• Platform Engineer

What matters more than the title is having solid infrastructure foundations, enjoying automation and wanting to keep moving deeper into cloud and platform engineering.

These roles support live National Security programmes, so active eDV clearance is required.

They're also suited to people comfortable w