Site Reliability Engineer (Edv) - National Security

Forward Role Recruitment; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) for national security environments. You will own production reliability, instrument services, and drive improvements in deployment, monitoring and performance.

You'll work across cloud, platform and DevOps domains with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, CI/CD, and scripting in Python or Bash. Active eDV clearance is required; role is on-site at national security hubs.

Qualifications

• Active eDV clearance required for this role.
• Experience building reliable, scalable production platforms.
• Strong collaboration with software/platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Own production reliability and incident response.
• Improve deployment, monitoring and operational performance.
• Work across Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering.
• Drive tooling and automation to reduce toil.

Skills

Cloud

DevOps

Observability

Automation

SRE

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Linux

CI/CD

Python

Bash

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.