At a Glance
- Tasks: Build secure AWS and Azure platforms for critical UK capabilities.
- Company: Innovative engineering-led organisations in the National Security sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, and flexible hybrid working options.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Join a culture that values autonomy, modern tech, and genuine engineering ownership.
- Qualifications: Experience in cloud engineering with a focus on AWS and Azure.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
- Cloud & Platform Engineers - National Security Opportunities
- Active DV / e DV Clearance
- Hybrid opportunities across the UK
- £55,000 - £110,000 base + bonuses (depending on experience, level and clearance)
Thinking about your next move?
One conversation I've been having more than ever recently is with Cloud and Platform Engineers who aren't actively looking to leave.
They're generally happy where they are.
They're simply curious.
Curious about which organisations are genuinely investing in engineering, where cloud platforms are becoming more mature, and which teams are giving engineers the autonomy, flexibility and technical ownership they've been looking for.
Interestingly, salary is rarely the first thing they mention.
The conversations tend to centre around engineering culture, modern technology, learning from talented people and finding somewhere they'll still be excited to work in three years' time.
If that sounds familiar, it might be worth reading on.
What I'm Seeing Across the Market
Having spent the last couple of years working exclusively with Cloud, Platform and Dev Sec Ops engineers across the National Security community, a few themes have become pretty clear.
The organisations consistently attracting the strongest engineers have more in common than you might think.
They're investing in modern AWS and Azure platforms rather than simply maintaining legacy infrastructure.
Platform Engineering has moved from aspiration to reality.
Terraform, Kubernetes and automation are becoming standard engineering practices rather than future roadmaps.
Teams are staying deliberately lean, giving engineers genuine ownership instead of narrowly defined responsibilities.
And perhaps the biggest change of all? Flexibility, trust and engineering culture are no longer "nice to have"—they're often the deciding factor.
That's exactly the type of organisations I choose to partner with.
The Opportunities
Rather than representing a single employer, I work closely with a carefully selected group of engineering-led organisations across the National Security sector.
That includes innovative SMEs, specialist consultancies and product-focused businesses delivering some of the UK's most interesting secure cloud and platform capability.
Depending on what you're looking for, opportunities include
- Building secure AWS and Azure platforms supporting critical UK capability
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Secure Cloud & Platform Eng | DV/eDV Clearance | Hybrid UK employer: Forward Role Recruitment
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