Platform-Focused SRE – National Security (eDV)

Forwardrole; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) to join a National Security engineering team. You’ll own platform reliability, improve production behavior and take true ownership of resilience in secure environments.

This role blends Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering, with exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and monitoring. Active eDV clearance is required, and roles span national security hubs across the UK.

Qualifications

• Active eDV clearance is required.
• Mid-level through to Senior level.
• Experience in SRE, platform reliability and production systems.

Responsibilities

• Improve deployment, resilience and operational performance in secure environments.
• Own platform reliability beyond firefighting.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering teams.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Linux

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Monitoring

Observability

Automation

Reliability

Performance engineering

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Forward Role is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) to join a National Security engineering team. You’ll own platform reliability, improve production behavior and take true ownership of resilience in secure environments.

This role blends Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering, with exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and monitoring. Active eDV clearance is required, and roles span national security hubs across the UK.