NatSec Tech Innovator & Prototyping Engineer

Frontier Resourcing; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier Resourcing seeks a Principal Technology Innovation Engineer – NatSec & Defence to explore emerging technologies, design prototypes and translate complex problems into practical, secure solutions.

You will operate at the crossroads of software engineering, research and solution design, shaping technical direction and contributing to customer engagements in demanding NatSec environments.

Qualifications

• Experience developing or evaluating technical solutions across multiple technology domains.
• Understanding modern distributed systems and software architecture.
• Experience working with Linux-based environments.
• Exposure to one or more major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Ability to understand unfamiliar technologies quickly and determine their practical application.
• Strong problem-solving and technical design skills.

Responsibilities

• Investigating new technologies and assessing where they could provide genuine value.
• Designing and developing prototypes, proof-of-concepts and MVPs.
• Providing senior technical input into customer proposals and bids.
• Working alongside engineers to introduce new technologies, approaches and development practices.
• Exploring technical solutions to complex problems within NatSec and Defence environments.
• Supporting the development of new technical capabilities and service offerings.
• Researching emerging developments across software, infrastructure, AI and other specialist technology areas.
• Contributing to technical architecture and engineering decisions.
• Sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues across areas of technical expertise.
• Working with the Business Development function to translate customer requirements into credible technical solutions.

Skills

AI & ML

NLP

Computer vision

C++ development

Python development

Distributed systems

Linux environments

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tools

CI/CD

Version control

Linux tooling

Job description

Frontier Resourcing seeks a Principal Technology Innovation Engineer – NatSec & Defence to explore emerging technologies, design prototypes and translate complex problems into practical, secure solutions.

You will operate at the crossroads of software engineering, research and solution design, shaping technical direction and contributing to customer engagements in demanding NatSec environments.