Engineering Lead

p Engineering Lead - AI, Cloud National Security /p p b Package /b - £110,000 – £120,000 + dv bonus + excellent package /p p b Location /b - Cheltenham - Hybrid /p p b Clearance /b - eDV Clearance Required /p p br /p p b Overview /b /p p 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. /p p 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. /p p br /p p b Key Responsibilities /b /p ul li Lead and mentor Agile engineering teams, driving high-quality, rapid delivery (DevSecOps) /li li Own solution architecture, designing for secure and constrained environments. /li li Lead the implementation of the \ underpinning tech\ for AI, including data pipelines. /li li Act as a trusted advisor to UK Government stakeholders. /li li Define technical roadmaps and support cloud transformation (AWS/Azure) /li /ul p br /p p b Core Skills /b /p ul li Background in UK National Security / Defence / Government. /li li Strong leadership experience in software engineering teams. /li li Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java (+ TypeScript/Node.js desirable) /li li Expertise in AWS or Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) /li li Strong grounding in SQL (Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB) /li li Experience with CI/CD, microservices, TDD/BDD. /li li Knowledge of secure system design. /li /ul p br /p p b Desirable (AI Data) /b /p ul li Vector DBs: Milvus, Weaviate, Pinecone /li li Data orchestration: Airflow, Prefect, Dagster /li li Search: ElasticSearch / OpenSearch /li li AI frameworks: LangChain, Hugging Face /li li MLOps: MLflow, Kubeflow /li /ul p br /p p 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. /p