Support Engineer – DevOps / SRE Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 Location: Cheltenham (Hybrid & Flexible Working Options Available) Clearance – Active eDV security clearance required As a Support Engineer, you'll be a key player in maintaining and enhancing the critical infrastructure that powers our most important services. You'll tackle complex challenges, work on high-impact projects, and play a vital role in supporting cutting-edge technology in the Defence and Security sector. What You'll Be Doing: Hands-on maintenance to ensure system stability and uptime Monitoring systems to maximize performance and availability Troubleshooting and resolving critical issues alongside the development team Identifying technical risks and implementing proactive solutions Maintaining accurate documentation of issues, faults, and fixes Applying DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices What You Bring: Strong experience in supporting and debugging complex live operational systems Expertise in log monitoring tools like Splunk or ELK stack Proactive mindset with the ability to manage and prioritize tasks effectively Linux server administration experience Hands-on experience with technologies like Apache NiFi, MinIO/AWS S3 Experience managing and patching Java and Python applications Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Podman) and orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift) Ready to take on a role where you can truly make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that's shaping the future of secure technology 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.