Cloud, DevOps & Platform Engineers – Explore the National Security Market
Locations: Opportunities across all NS compass points - Manchester, Samlesbury, Milton Keynes, London, Cheltenham
Level: Mid-level through to Senior / Lead | broadly SFIA 3–6
Clearance: Active Green Badge
If you work across Cloud, DevOps or Platform Engineering and want a clearer view of what’s actually moving across National Security, this is a good place to start.
We work with a carefully selected mix of specialist SMEs, engineering-led consultancies and product businesses across the market, with current demand spanning:
- Cloud & DevOps – AWS/Azure, Terraform, CI/CD, automation
- Platform & SRE – Kubernetes, Linux, observability, reliability and cloud-native engineering
- Architecture & Technical Leadership – senior technical ownership, platform strategy and customer-facing roles
The opportunities vary significantly by level and environment. We’ve secured packages from around £60k through to £130k+ across different SFIA grades, so the right conversation depends much more on where you are technically and what you want next than matching you to one fixed salary band.
Why speak to FR Secure?
- We’ve already helped engineers move into several of the teams we represent
- We get direct feedback on culture, progression and working patterns after people join
- We work across multiple organisations, so the conversation starts with what you want, not whichever vacancy happens to be open
- We can give you an honest comparison of the market across different compass points
Clearance
A simple one.
If you hold an active Green Badge and are able to work on National Security programmes, we're talking to you.
These roles predominantly support live National Security programmes and require active clearance. If you don’t know what the above means, this particular advert isn’t the right route for you.
If you’re curious about what else is out there, send over your profile and we’ll arrange a conversation to give you a straight view of where your background is likely to fit.

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