Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) - National Security

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

Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) – National Security

Location: Key National Security hubs
Salary: £65,000–£90,000+ depending on experience
Clearance: Active eDV required
Level: Mid-level through to Senior

If you’re spending more time firefighting than improving reliability, this one should resonate.

I’m supporting a National Security engineering team looking for an SRE who wants to work closer to the platform, improve how services behave in production and take real ownership of resilience rather than simply reacting to incidents.

This is a good fit for someone who enjoys the overlap between Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering and wants to keep broadening their technical remit.

What you’ll be working with

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Linux
• CI/CD
• Python / Bash
• Monitoring and observability
• Automation
• Reliability and performance engineering

You’ll be working across secure, live National Security environments, helping teams improve deployment, resilience, monitoring and operational performance.

Why it’s worth a look

The role should appeal if you want:

• Less reactive BAU
• More ownership of platform reliability
• Better exposure to modern cloud tooling
• Stronger engineering culture
• Closer collaboration with Software and Platform teams
• Progression into broader Platform, Cloud or technical leadership roles

Active eDV clearance is required for this opportunity.

If you’re not actively looking, that’s fine. I’m happy to give you an honest view of the role, the wider market and where your background is likely to fit best.

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