Infrastructure Technical Lead – National Security (eDV)

Forward Role; Manchester, Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Technical Lead for a National Security programme, based in the UK with a preference for Manchester or Cheltenham. This hands-on leadership role focuses on modernising secure estate infrastructure across Linux, Windows, virtualization and container platforms, emphasising architecture, engineering delivery and DevSecOps practices.

You'll drive architecture decisions, produce HLDs/LLDs, set engineering standards, mentor delivery teams and move

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leadership in secure infrastructure
• Experience in architecture & engineering delivery for complex estates
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows, virtualization and modern platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture discussions, create HLDs/LLDs and engineering standards
• Mentor delivery teams and define secure infrastructure practices
• Drive modernisation of legacy infrastructure towards automation and resilience
• Partner with security stakeholders to shape infrastructure strategy

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Architecture & design

CI/CD

Mentoring

Security engineering

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Nutanix

Job description

Forward Role is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Technical Lead for a National Security programme, based in the UK with a preference for Manchester or Cheltenham. This hands-on leadership role focuses on modernising secure estate infrastructure across Linux, Windows, virtualization and container platforms, emphasising architecture, engineering delivery and DevSecOps practices.

You'll drive architecture decisions, produce HLDs/LLDs, set engineering standards, mentor delivery teams and move