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Senior / Principal / Systems Engineer – Secure Digital Platform (SDP) | SC Cleared | Reading (Hybrid)
Edgewing is hiring 3x Systems Engineers (Systems / Senior / Principal) to support sensitive MOD & aerospace programmes. Active SC clearance is essential, alongside sole UK nationality. On-site work in Reading required, with hybrid/custom working where appropriate. Contract is inside IR35 and expected to run 6+ months.
What you’ll do
- Design, build and run secure, resilient hybrid infrastructure (Azure + on‑prem)
- Lead/support Azure services, Windows & Linux estate, virtualisation, storage and networking
- Deploy and operate Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms
- Drive Infrastructure as Code & automation (e.g., Terraform/Bicep/ARM/Ansible; PowerShell/Bash/Python)
- Improve monitoring, performance, DR/BCP, and security-by-design controls
- Troubleshoot complex incidents and mentor engineers (Senior/Principal levels)
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What we’re looking for
- MOD / Defence Digital / UK aerospace architecture or engineering experience
- 5+ years in infrastructure/cloud/platform engineering (Senior/Principal)
- Strong Azure and hybrid environment experience
- Container platform experience (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Excellent stakeholder comms in regulated/secure environments
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Nice to have: Azure certs, CKA, OpenShift/Red Hat, VMware VCP, ITIL.
If you’re SC cleared and can work Reading-based on secure defence programmes, please get in touch & we can discuss level (Systems/Senior/Principal) and rate expectations.
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