Our exciting client is seeking an Engineering Lead to build and lead small, high-performing Agile teams (4-8 engineers) delivering secure, scalable solutions within the UK National Security (NatSec) domain
Engineering Lead - AI, Cloud & National Security
Package - £110,000 - £120,000 + dv bonus + excellent package
Location - Cheltenham - Hybrid
Clearance - eDV Clearance Required
Overview
This is a hands-on leadership role combining architecture, software engineering, and team leadership, with a focus on Software, AI, data platforms, and cloud-native systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor Agile engineering teams, driving high-quality, rapid delivery (DevSecOps)
- Own solution architecture, designing for secure and constrained environments.
- Lead the implementation of the "underpinning tech" for AI, including data pipelines.
- Act as a trusted advisor to UK Government stakeholders.
- Define technical roadmaps and support cloud transformation (AWS/Azure)
Core Skills
- Background in UK National Security / Defence / Government.
- Strong leadership experience in software engineering teams.
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java (+ TypeScript/Node.js desirable)
- Expertise in AWS or Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)
- Strong grounding in SQL (Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB)
- Experience with CI/CD, microservices, TDD/BDD.
- Knowledge of secure system design.
Desirable (AI & Data)
- Vector DBs: Milvus, Weaviate, Pinecone
- Data orchestration: Airflow, Prefect, Dagster
- Search: ElasticSearch / OpenSearch
- AI frameworks: LangChain, Hugging Face
- MLOps: MLflow, Kubeflow
If you are looking for an opportunity to work on mission-critical systems at the forefront of UK National Security? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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