Senior Systems Engineers

Gi Group; Old Warren; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Edgewing is seeking 3x Systems Engineers (Senior/Principal) to support sensitive MOD and aerospace programmes in Reading with hybrid working. Active SC clearance and sole UK nationality required.

You will design, build and run secure, resilient hybrid infrastructure (Azure + on‑prem), lead Azure services, Windows & Linux estate, virtualization, storage and networking. Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment and IaC automation are central to the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in infrastructure/cloud/platform engineering.
• Strong Azure and hybrid environment experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Excellent stakeholder communications in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and run secure, resilient hybrid infrastructure (Azure + on-prem)
• Lead/support Azure services, Windows & Linux estate, virtualisation, storage and networking
• Deploy and operate Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms
• Drive Infrastructure as Code & automation (Terraform/Bicep/ARM/Ansible; PowerShell/Bash/Python)
• Improve monitoring, performance, DR/BCP, and security-by-design controls
• Troubleshoot complex incidents and mentor engineers (Senior/Principal levels)

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Infrastructure as Code

Security-conscious design

Stakeholder communications

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell/Bash

OpenShift

VMware

Job description

Senior / Principal / Systems Engineer - Secure Digital Platform (SDP) | SC Cleared | Reading (Hybrid)

Edgewing is hiring 3x Systems Engineers (Systems / Senior / Principal) to support sensitive MOD & aerospace programmes. Active SC clearance is essential, alongside sole UK nationality. On-site work in Reading required, with hybrid/custom working where appropriate. Contract is inside IR35 and expected to run 6+ months.

What you'll do

• Design, build and run secure, resilient hybrid infrastructure (Azure + on-prem)
• Lead/support Azure services, Windows & Linux estate, virtualisation, storage and networking
• Deploy and operate Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms
• Drive Infrastructure as Code & automation (e.g., Terraform/Bicep/ARM/Ansible; PowerShell/Bash/Python)
• Improve monitoring, performance, DR/BCP, and security-by-design controls
• Troubleshoot complex incidents and mentor engineers (Senior/Principal levels)

What we're looking for

• MOD / Defence Digital / UK aerospace architecture or engineering experience
• 5+ years in infrastructure/cloud/platform engineering (Senior/Principal)
• Strong Azure and hybrid environment experience
• Container platform experience (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
• Excellent stakeholder comms in regulated/secure environments
• Nice to have: Azure certs, CKA, OpenShift/RedHat, VMware VCP, ITIL.

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