Roke-Manor-Research-2 is looking for a DevOps / SRE Engineer to join its National Security Business Unit in Gloucester. You will design and support secure, scalable services and lead incident responses. The ideal candidate will have a strong DevOps background, experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI, and familiarity with infrastructure as code. The role offers a flexible working environment, including possibilities for hybrid working, along with a comprehensive benefits package.
08/06/2026
Full time
Roke-Manor-Research-2 is looking for a DevOps / SRE Engineer to join its National Security Business Unit in Gloucester. You will design and support secure, scalable services and lead incident responses. The ideal candidate will have a strong DevOps background, experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI, and familiarity with infrastructure as code. The role offers a flexible working environment, including possibilities for hybrid working, along with a comprehensive benefits package.
DevOps / SRE Engineer - National Security Business Unit Join our growing team and help strengthen the UK's safety and resilience. We're a leading technology and engineering company supporting customers across National Security, Defence and Intelligence, delivering systems that operate in the most demanding and sensitive environments. As a DevOps / SRE Engineer you'll build and operate highly available, secure and scalable services that support critical operations and sensitive data. This role combines operational excellence, automation-first delivery and strong security discipline across classified and unclassified environments. What you'll be doing Design, deploy and support resilient web services across test, staging and production environments Improve reliability, reduce technical debt and lead incident response, RCA and no-blame postmortems Build and maintain infrastructure as code and container platforms using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible and Terraform Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines (for example GitLab CI) to enable safe, repeatable deployments across environments Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and tracing to improve visibility, troubleshooting, performance and capacity planning Embed security into pipelines and infrastructure, including secrets, certificates, access control, compliance automation and remediation of infrastructure incident As a senior engineer, mentor others, influence engineering standards and contribute to platform and reliability strategy What you'll bring Experience deploying production web services and, ideally, AI-enabled processing workflow Strong DevOps / SRE background with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitLab CI Experience with containerisation and orchestration, including Docker, Kubernetes and Helm Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm or ArgoCD Experience with observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana or similar Nice to have AWS experience Experience with agentic workflows or AI data pipelines Why Roke You'll work with smart, supportive people on projects that genuinely matter, in an environment that values technical excellence, collaboration and continuous learning. We invest in your growth, value diverse thinking and offer flexible working alongside a strong benefits package (including 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays). Roke combines a 70+ year heritage with the agility to make a real impact. Location & Clearance: The role is based in Gloucester with work across Roke office and customer sites. Limited hybrid working may be possible depending on business needs. Valid eDV clearance is required. If you are eligible but don't currently hold eDV, please explore other engineering roles via Roke's Careers Page. Eligibility details can be found on gov.uk.
08/06/2026
Full time
DevOps / SRE Engineer - National Security Business Unit Join our growing team and help strengthen the UK's safety and resilience. We're a leading technology and engineering company supporting customers across National Security, Defence and Intelligence, delivering systems that operate in the most demanding and sensitive environments. As a DevOps / SRE Engineer you'll build and operate highly available, secure and scalable services that support critical operations and sensitive data. This role combines operational excellence, automation-first delivery and strong security discipline across classified and unclassified environments. What you'll be doing Design, deploy and support resilient web services across test, staging and production environments Improve reliability, reduce technical debt and lead incident response, RCA and no-blame postmortems Build and maintain infrastructure as code and container platforms using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible and Terraform Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines (for example GitLab CI) to enable safe, repeatable deployments across environments Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and tracing to improve visibility, troubleshooting, performance and capacity planning Embed security into pipelines and infrastructure, including secrets, certificates, access control, compliance automation and remediation of infrastructure incident As a senior engineer, mentor others, influence engineering standards and contribute to platform and reliability strategy What you'll bring Experience deploying production web services and, ideally, AI-enabled processing workflow Strong DevOps / SRE background with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitLab CI Experience with containerisation and orchestration, including Docker, Kubernetes and Helm Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm or ArgoCD Experience with observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana or similar Nice to have AWS experience Experience with agentic workflows or AI data pipelines Why Roke You'll work with smart, supportive people on projects that genuinely matter, in an environment that values technical excellence, collaboration and continuous learning. We invest in your growth, value diverse thinking and offer flexible working alongside a strong benefits package (including 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays). Roke combines a 70+ year heritage with the agility to make a real impact. Location & Clearance: The role is based in Gloucester with work across Roke office and customer sites. Limited hybrid working may be possible depending on business needs. Valid eDV clearance is required. If you are eligible but don't currently hold eDV, please explore other engineering roles via Roke's Careers Page. Eligibility details can be found on gov.uk.
Job Description Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous. Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, Platform Engineering. Role We require a Cloud Developer/Engineer to take a leading role on a high profile project that is delivering the next generation of streaming analytic technology for our customer. We are a small, friendly, supportive, and highly capable team, where your contribution will be valued. Technical Landscape This hybrid cloud project combines on premise and AWS technologies, resulting in a diverse technical landscape. While strong experience as a Cloud Developer/Engineer is ideal, we are equally keen to hear from quick learners with some relevant skills, who will receive strong support to ramp up and grow. AWS CDK S3 Lambda EKS VPC CloudTrail CloudWatch EventBridge Experience / Skills AWS Go Python Typescript (for CDK) GitLab pipelines Infrastructure Kubernetes Helm Docker Clearances Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
08/06/2026
Full time
Job Description Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous. Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, Platform Engineering. Role We require a Cloud Developer/Engineer to take a leading role on a high profile project that is delivering the next generation of streaming analytic technology for our customer. We are a small, friendly, supportive, and highly capable team, where your contribution will be valued. Technical Landscape This hybrid cloud project combines on premise and AWS technologies, resulting in a diverse technical landscape. While strong experience as a Cloud Developer/Engineer is ideal, we are equally keen to hear from quick learners with some relevant skills, who will receive strong support to ramp up and grow. AWS CDK S3 Lambda EKS VPC CloudTrail CloudWatch EventBridge Experience / Skills AWS Go Python Typescript (for CDK) GitLab pipelines Infrastructure Kubernetes Helm Docker Clearances Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom Job Description Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. Firmware Engineer - National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous. Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, Platform Engineering. We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey. Role We are seeking skilled Firmware Engineers with extensive VHDL experience to strengthen our SIGINT and RF delivery capability within the National Security domain. The role will support the development and deployment of high performance SDR and FPGA based systems, delivering mission critical capability into secure customer environments. These are hands on, technical roles requiring OpenCPI expertise, SDR understanding, and experience operating within secure National Security or MOD environments. Primary Job Purpose Design, develop and optimise OpenCPI components and applications for SIGINT and RF systems. Integrate OpenCPI solutions onto FPGA based and embedded SDR platforms. Support system architecture, trade studies, and technical design decisions. Ensure robust, scalable and reusable OpenCPI based implementations. Develop OpenCPI workers and containers in C/C++ and HDL (VHDL/Verilog where required). Integrate DSP chains into FPGA and embedded Linux environments. Conduct trade off analysis across performance, latency and resource utilisation. Support hardware/software integration in secure lab and customer environments. Delivery & Customer Engagement Work closely with Delivery Managers to ensure effective transition from design to deployed capability. Operate directly within customer facing secure environments where required. Maintain strong technical credibility with National Security stakeholders. Highlight technical risks, dependencies and resourcing requirements early. Where you'll work Gloucester - You'll find our Gloucester site in a business park two minutes from junction 11A of the M5; The site allows easy access to our local customer base. Set on the outskirts of the Cotswolds, you are never far from a picturesque view or lunch time walk. Due to the nature of this role, we require you to hold the highest level of UK Government Clearance.
08/06/2026
Full time
Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom Job Description Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. Firmware Engineer - National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous. Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, Platform Engineering. We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey. Role We are seeking skilled Firmware Engineers with extensive VHDL experience to strengthen our SIGINT and RF delivery capability within the National Security domain. The role will support the development and deployment of high performance SDR and FPGA based systems, delivering mission critical capability into secure customer environments. These are hands on, technical roles requiring OpenCPI expertise, SDR understanding, and experience operating within secure National Security or MOD environments. Primary Job Purpose Design, develop and optimise OpenCPI components and applications for SIGINT and RF systems. Integrate OpenCPI solutions onto FPGA based and embedded SDR platforms. Support system architecture, trade studies, and technical design decisions. Ensure robust, scalable and reusable OpenCPI based implementations. Develop OpenCPI workers and containers in C/C++ and HDL (VHDL/Verilog where required). Integrate DSP chains into FPGA and embedded Linux environments. Conduct trade off analysis across performance, latency and resource utilisation. Support hardware/software integration in secure lab and customer environments. Delivery & Customer Engagement Work closely with Delivery Managers to ensure effective transition from design to deployed capability. Operate directly within customer facing secure environments where required. Maintain strong technical credibility with National Security stakeholders. Highlight technical risks, dependencies and resourcing requirements early. Where you'll work Gloucester - You'll find our Gloucester site in a business park two minutes from junction 11A of the M5; The site allows easy access to our local customer base. Set on the outskirts of the Cotswolds, you are never far from a picturesque view or lunch time walk. Due to the nature of this role, we require you to hold the highest level of UK Government Clearance.
Roke-Manor-Research-2 is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer in Gloucester. This role focuses on delivering mission-critical solutions in the National Security domain, requiring extensive experience in VHDL and OpenCPI. You will design, develop, and optimize components for SIGINT systems while working closely with Delivery Managers and customer-facing environments. This role demands the highest level of UK Government Clearance.
08/06/2026
Full time
Roke-Manor-Research-2 is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer in Gloucester. This role focuses on delivering mission-critical solutions in the National Security domain, requiring extensive experience in VHDL and OpenCPI. You will design, develop, and optimize components for SIGINT systems while working closely with Delivery Managers and customer-facing environments. This role demands the highest level of UK Government Clearance.
Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom Job Description Posted Friday 19 September 2025 at 00:00 Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. Software Team Lead Join Us in Securing the Nation's Future Are you ready to make a real impact? At the forefront of national security, Roke are a trusted partner delivering mission critical solutions that protect the UK and its interests. As a Software Team Lead, you live and breathe leading technical teams from the front, ensuring best practice and delivery whilst gaining exposure to an increasingly interesting customer base. Your knowledge will be deep; you will use it to define novel technical approaches to mission critical projects that keep the country safe. This is your opportunity to work on cutting edge projects in AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Big Data, and Digital Transformation-helping to shape the future of national security. Your Mission This isn't sat in middle management delivering performance reviews, appraisals or sitting through disciplinary meetings; it's an opportunity to challenge yourself technically at the forefront of innovation whilst mentoring the next generation. What You'll Do Providing direction within the scrum team Liaise with the engineering lead Help the scrum team decompose user requests and key results into epics and stories Writing clean, secure code following a test driven approach Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse Translate logical designs into physical designs Produce detailed designs Effectively document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate Work with well understood and emerging technologies and identify appropriate patterns Integrate API / UI components with existing data stores and APIs Maintain and develop existing architectural components including Data Ingest, Data Stores and REST APIs Participate in sprint ceremonies with the agile team, attending daily stand ups, epic decomposition, demos and planning sessions Assist the wider team to understand upcoming API features and their impact Collaborate with user researchers and represent users internally Explain the difference between user needs and user desires Why Join Us? Purpose Driven Work: Contribute to projects that protect lives and national interests Innovation at the Core: Work with leading edge technologies in AI, Cyber, and Cloud Career Growth: Be part of a growing business with clear progression paths and investment in your development Culture of Excellence: Join a team of experts who are passionate, collaborative, and mission focused Flexible Working: Hybrid model with time spent at our state of the art offices, working remotely and possibly at client sites Built on over a 60 year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical work that keeps everyone safe - that's our mission, passion, and motivation. We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey. Where You'll Work - Woking or Romsey Woking You'll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified-you'll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5 minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage. Romsey You'll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring. There is an expectation that a proportion of your time may be spent working on client sites in the London area. Clearance Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you. Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom
08/06/2026
Full time
Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom Job Description Posted Friday 19 September 2025 at 00:00 Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today. Software Team Lead Join Us in Securing the Nation's Future Are you ready to make a real impact? At the forefront of national security, Roke are a trusted partner delivering mission critical solutions that protect the UK and its interests. As a Software Team Lead, you live and breathe leading technical teams from the front, ensuring best practice and delivery whilst gaining exposure to an increasingly interesting customer base. Your knowledge will be deep; you will use it to define novel technical approaches to mission critical projects that keep the country safe. This is your opportunity to work on cutting edge projects in AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Big Data, and Digital Transformation-helping to shape the future of national security. Your Mission This isn't sat in middle management delivering performance reviews, appraisals or sitting through disciplinary meetings; it's an opportunity to challenge yourself technically at the forefront of innovation whilst mentoring the next generation. What You'll Do Providing direction within the scrum team Liaise with the engineering lead Help the scrum team decompose user requests and key results into epics and stories Writing clean, secure code following a test driven approach Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse Translate logical designs into physical designs Produce detailed designs Effectively document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate Work with well understood and emerging technologies and identify appropriate patterns Integrate API / UI components with existing data stores and APIs Maintain and develop existing architectural components including Data Ingest, Data Stores and REST APIs Participate in sprint ceremonies with the agile team, attending daily stand ups, epic decomposition, demos and planning sessions Assist the wider team to understand upcoming API features and their impact Collaborate with user researchers and represent users internally Explain the difference between user needs and user desires Why Join Us? Purpose Driven Work: Contribute to projects that protect lives and national interests Innovation at the Core: Work with leading edge technologies in AI, Cyber, and Cloud Career Growth: Be part of a growing business with clear progression paths and investment in your development Culture of Excellence: Join a team of experts who are passionate, collaborative, and mission focused Flexible Working: Hybrid model with time spent at our state of the art offices, working remotely and possibly at client sites Built on over a 60 year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical work that keeps everyone safe - that's our mission, passion, and motivation. We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey. Where You'll Work - Woking or Romsey Woking You'll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified-you'll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5 minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage. Romsey You'll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring. There is an expectation that a proportion of your time may be spent working on client sites in the London area. Clearance Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you. Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Roke-Manor-Research-2 is seeking a Software Team Lead to spearhead mission-critical projects in national security. The role involves leading technical teams and ensuring best practices in software development while contributing to exciting innovations in AI, Cybersecurity, and Cloud technologies. Located in Woking or Romsey, the position offers a hybrid working model with a commitment to purpose-driven work that protects lives. Ideal candidates will bring strong leadership capabilities and technical expertise to the table.
08/06/2026
Full time
Roke-Manor-Research-2 is seeking a Software Team Lead to spearhead mission-critical projects in national security. The role involves leading technical teams and ensuring best practices in software development while contributing to exciting innovations in AI, Cybersecurity, and Cloud technologies. Located in Woking or Romsey, the position offers a hybrid working model with a commitment to purpose-driven work that protects lives. Ideal candidates will bring strong leadership capabilities and technical expertise to the table.