Engineering Lead - AI, Cloud & National Security
hace 15 días
Gloucester
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 Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully. • 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. 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. xrnqpay Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.