Engineering Lead - AI, Cloud & National Security

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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) domainEngineering Lead - AI, Cloud & National SecurityPackage - £110,000 - £120,000 + dv bonus + excellent packageLocation - Cheltenham - HybridClearance - eDV Clearance RequiredOverviewThis 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, PineconeData orchestration: Airflow, Prefect, DagsterSearch: ElasticSearch / OpenSearchAI frameworks: LangChain, Hugging FaceMLOps: 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. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.JBRP1_UKTJ
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