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)

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

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.