Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Contract | Outside IR35 | London, Hybrid | DV Cleared
This is a contract role, 6 months with a view to extend, Outside IR35, with the day rate to be confirmed. It is hybrid, with 2 to 3 days a week on site in London plus travel to customer sites, requires active DV clearance, and starts ASAP.
About the Client
Morela is proud to be supporting a fast-growing, venture-backed UK AI company building sovereign AI for defence, government and other highly regulated sectors. Their core product is an AI operating system built for secure, air-gapped environments. The client's identity will be shared on introduction.
The Role
You will own the technical relationship with the client's defence and government customers, taking a GCP-native product and getting it deployed, integrated, tested and accredited in whatever environment the customer runs, from Kubernetes and OpenShift to bare metal and air-gapped networks. From the first workshop with a security authority through to acceptance and handover, it's yours. It suits a former technical founder or Principal Engineer who still writes code and is comfortable working independently with senior MOD stakeholders.
Responsibilities
• Lead technical workshops, demos and discussions with senior MOD, engineering and security stakeholders
• Own delivery end to end, from requirements and planning through deployment, troubleshooting and handover
• Adapt the platform's GCP architecture to each customer's infrastructure, including restricted and air-gapped environments
• Integrate the platform with customer data sources, APIs and systems
• Own test strategy, acceptance and the technical documentation customers and accreditors need
• Lead technical assurance, including architecture reviews, threat modelling and accreditation support
• Write production code where delivery needs it and feed field insight back to engineering
Essential Requirements
• Active DV clearance
• Has personally architected, built and scaled complex products from scratch, and is still hands-on
• Strong GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, IAM, networking, Workload Identity Federation)
• Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Docker and container orchestration
• Deploying across Kubernetes, OpenShift, VMs, bare metal, on-premises and sovereign cloud
• Full stack: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL
• Security engineer...
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - DV Cleared in East Kilbride employer: VIQU IT Recruitment
At VIQU, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. As a Senior Information Security Analyst in Southampton, you'll benefit from a hybrid working model, competitive remuneration, and opportunities for professional growth within a leading offshore law firm focused on secure technology adoption. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the realm of AI and information security while enjoying a supportive environment that values your contributions.
