DevOps Engineer (NPPV Cleared) Location: Fully remote (UK-based) Salary: £55,000 – £95,000 depending on experience and SFIA level Clearance: Valid NPPV clearance requiredThe Opportunity You will be joining a specialist engineering consultancy delivering secure cloud and software capability into policing and national security environments.The team is intentionally small, highly experienced and focused on solving complex engineering problems across cloud platforms, secure data systems and modern software delivery practices. This role sits within a long-term programme supporting the Metropolitan Police, helping modernise and evolve the technical platforms that underpin operational systems used across the force.Unlike larger consultancies where engineers can become siloed into narrow roles, teams here work collaboratively across the full delivery lifecycle. Engineers are trusted to contribute to platform design, automation and ongoing system evolution while working closely with both delivery teams and end users.The programme is expected to run for multiple years and offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful public sector technology while operating in a capable, engineering-led environment.Another differentiator is flexibility. While many secure programmes require regular site attendance, this position is fully remote, allowing engineers to work on complex secure delivery while maintaining flexibility in how they operate.The Role As a DevOps Engineer you will help design, build and evolve the cloud platforms, automation tooling and deployment pipelines that support secure software delivery across the programme.You will work closely with software engineers, architects and delivery teams to ensure platforms are scalable, secure and reliable while embedding DevOps best practices throughout the development lifecycle.Typical responsibilities include:• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab to support reliable software delivery • Automating infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform • Deploying and managing containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes • Supporting secure cloud platform delivery across AWS or Azure environments • Implementing monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana or ELK-based tooling • Developing automation and operational tooling using Python or Bash scripting • Embedding security practices throughout the delivery lifecycle including SAST, DAST and automated security checks • Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to evolve platform architecture and improve delivery processesThis role suits engineers who enjoy operating across cloud infrastructure, automation and software delivery, rather than specialising in a single narrow toolset.You may currently be working as a DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer or Cloud Engineer within a secure environment and looking for a role with greater autonomy and influence over how platforms are built and operated.The team values engineers who are adaptable, collaborative and comfortable engaging with both engineers and stakeholders as systems evolve.Security Requirements Due to the nature of the work, candidates must hold valid NPPV3 clearance.As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Data Engineer / Data Analytics Engineer (National Security R&D) Location: UK wide with key hubs across Hampshire and the South CoastHybrid: Highside working required (typically 3 days per week)Salary: Competitive depending on experience and SFIA levelClearance: Must meet criteria for the highest levels of UK security vettingThe Opportunity You will be joining one of the UK’s most respected engineering organisations operating at the forefront of National Security technology.For more than six decades they have been solving complex technical challenges across cyber, communications, AI and high-assurance systems for government and defence.Their engineering teams combine software engineers, data scientists, systems engineers and security specialists to build mission-critical capabilities that operate in some of the most demanding environments.Rather than operating in narrow roles, engineers regularly move across projects and domains, working with new technologies and disciplines as programmes evolve. The result is an environment that feels closer to a national security R&D lab than a traditional delivery consultancy.With strong demand across secure programmes and continued investment in their National Security division, the data engineering capability continues to grow across their UK sites.The Role As a Data Engineer you will help design and build the data pipelines, analytics platforms and processing systems that enable complex data-driven capabilities across secure programmes.You will work across a mixture of streaming, batch and real-time data environments, helping transform raw data into operational insights used by engineering and analytical teams.Typical responsibilities include:• Building scalable data pipelines and ingestion frameworks using Python-based ETL processing• Designing and implementing data integration and transformation pipelines across batch, streaming and real-time data sources• Developing high-performance analytics and processing components using Python or Go• Deploying analytics and data services into containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes with Helm• Working with distributed data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka and NiFi• Designing and managing data models, schemas and database architectures across relational and NoSQL platforms such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Cassandra• Developing cloud-native data platforms using AWS services including EC2, S3 and EKS• Supporting real-time message streaming and event-based architectures using technologies such as Kafka or NATS• Writing clean, testable and reusable code following secure and test-driven development practices• Monitoring and maintaining deployed data platforms and analytics services to ensure reliability and performanceProjects often involve complex data processing chains that ingest, transform and route large volumes of structured and unstructured data to support downstream analysis and operational decision making.This role suits engineers who enjoy working across data engineering, analytics and platform infrastructure, rather than specialising in a single narrow technology.The teams value engineers who are curious, adaptable and comfortable collaborating with stakeholders across multiple technical disciplines.Security Requirements Due to the nature of the work, candidates must meet the criteria required to obtain the highest level of UK security clearance. This typically requires sole UK nationality and long-term UK residency.As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

DevSecOps Engineer (National Security R&D) Location: UK wide with key hubs across Gloucestershire, Surrey and the South CoastHybrid: Highside working required (typically 3 days per week)Salary: £55,000 - £95,000 (dependant on experience and SFIA level)Clearance: Must meet criteria for the highest levels of UK security vettingThe Opportunity You will be joining one of the UK’s most respected engineering organisations operating at the forefront of National Security technology.For more than six decades they have been solving complex technical challenges across cyber, data, communications and high-assurance systems for government and defence.What sets this organisation apart is the blend of engineering depth and applied research. Teams combine software engineers, data scientists, security specialists and systems engineers to solve problems that require experimentation as much as delivery. Engineers regularly rotate between projects to broaden their exposure and work across multiple technology domains, creating an environment that feels closer to a national security R&D lab than a traditional consultancy.Alongside the technical work, the culture is widely regarded as one of the strongest in the sector, with active engineering communities, advocacy groups and a genuine focus on creating an inclusive environment where people can do their best work.With continued investment and growing demand across secure programmes, the engineering teams continue to expand across their UK sites. The Role As a DevSecOps Engineer you will help design and evolve the platforms, tooling and automation that underpin complex engineering programmes spanning software, AI/ML and embedded technologies.Rather than supporting a single product or stack, you will work across a varied engineering estate that includes cloud platforms, microservices architectures, edge systems and hardware-accelerated environments.Typical responsibilities include:• Designing and evolving CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab to support secure software delivery • Automating infrastructure and platform provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK • Deploying and managing containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes across secure environments • Supporting cloud platform development using AWS services and modern microservice architectures • Implementing observability and reliability practices using monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana • Applying configuration management and automation using tools such as Ansible or Puppet • Developing automation and operational tooling using scripting languages such as Python • Enabling software, data and hardware engineering teams to onboard their systems onto shared DevOps platforms and improving tooling across the full engineering lifecycleMany projects also incorporate specialist environments including GPU compute, virtualised platforms and edge systems.This role is particularly suited to engineers who enjoy working across a broad technology landscape rather than specialising in a single tool or narrow platform.The team values engineers who are curious, adaptable and comfortable collaborating across disciplines. Strong communicators who can engage with both technical teams and stakeholders tend to thrive in this environment.Security Requirements Due to the nature of the work, candidates must meet the criteria required to obtain the highest level of UK security clearance. This typically requires sole UK nationality and long-term UK residency.As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.