At a Glance
- Tasks: Join us to innovate in Cloud and DevOps engineering for National Security.
- Company: FR Secure, a leader in secure technology solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Explore diverse roles with minimal bureaucracy and strong support for learning.
- Why this job: Be part of cutting-edge projects that make a real difference in national security.
- Qualifications: Active DV/eDV clearance and experience in cloud or DevOps engineering.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 120000 £ per year.
Location: Opportunities across all compass points, including South West, North West and London NS hubs
Hybrid: Secure-site working patterns vary by programme
Salary: £60,000 – £120,000+ depending on experience and SFIA grading
Clearance: Active DV / eDV clearance preferred
The Opportunity
If you're a Cloud, Platform or DevOps Engineer operating within National Security and quietly wondering what else is out there, this is a good place to start. At FR Secure, we work with a carefully selected group of engineering-led SMEs, specialist consultancies and secure technology teams across the UK National Security ecosystem. They differ in size, products and customers, but the best of them share the same characteristics:
- Modern cloud-native engineering
- Strong technical leadership
- Supportive engineering cultures
- Investment in learning and development
- Clear progression
- Less bureaucracy than many traditional prime environments
Many of the engineers we support aren't actively looking for a new role. They're simply curious about how the market has moved, what they're worth and whether there are better engineering environments available. Whether you're interested in cloud transformation, secure platforms, DevSecOps, AI infrastructure or modern software delivery, we can provide an honest, confidential view of the opportunities available across the market.
The Opportunities
We're currently supporting multiple organisations looking for engineers across:
- Cloud Engineering
- Platform Engineering
- DevOps Engineering
- DevSecOps
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Typical technology environments include:
- AWS, Azure and cloud-native infrastructure
- Kubernetes, Docker and container orchestration
- Terraform, CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD, GitLab, Jenkins and secure software delivery
- Linux, Python, Bash and modern automation tooling
- Monitoring, observability and platform reliability engineering
The exact technology stack varies by organisation. What matters more is strong engineering fundamentals, an automation-first mindset and the ability to collaborate with software teams, architects and stakeholders to solve complex engineering problems.
Who This Is For
This is aimed at engineers already operating within Defence, Government or National Security who want a better understanding of the market. You might be:
- Looking for broader technical exposure
- Frustrated by siloed roles or excessive red tape
- Interested in moving from a large prime into a more engineering-led SME
- Curious about cloud transformation or platform modernisation programmes
- Simply wanting an honest view of what's available before making your next move
You don't need to be actively applying for jobs to start the conversation.
Security Requirements
Due to the nature of the environments we support, active DV / eDV clearance is preferred. Candidates should typically be sole UK nationals and comfortable operating within secure National Security environments.
