At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop secure, scalable software solutions and contribute to system architecture.
- Company: Leading defence organisation focused on advanced technology solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonuses, excellent pension, and strong career development.
- Other info: Training and development support available for growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real-world impact on mission-critical systems in a secure environment.
- Qualifications: Full stack experience, Java development, and familiarity with cloud platforms.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Locations: Manchester or Gloucester
We’re supporting a leading defence organisation delivering advanced technology solutions into the UK’s defence and national security sector. Due to continued growth, they are looking for SC Cleared Full Stack Developers at multiple levels to join their high-performing engineering teams. This is an opportunity to work on mission critical systems that make a real world impact, within a highly secure environment.
The Role
As a Full Stack Software Developer, you’ll be involved across the full development lifecycle, contributing to the design, development and integration of secure, scalable software solutions.
Responsibilities may include:
- Developing high-quality, maintainable code
- Contributing to system architecture and design decisions
- Working within Agile delivery Teams
What We’re Looking For
- Full stack experience within an agile team building enterprise‑grade web applications or backend services
- Java development with Spring Boot
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or equivalent)
- Unit testing and test automation
- Use of code repositories (Git), including branching strategies, pull‑request workflows, and merge processes
- Experience with data visualisation tools or techniques
We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.
Clearance
Active SC Clearance is required (higher level clearances DV or eDV highly desirable). Eligible for higher level UK Security Clearances - DV and eDV.
What’s On Offer
- Competitive salary with annual bonuses
- Excellent pension and benefits
- Work on highly impactful, secure programmes
- Strong career development and progression opportunities
- Collaborative, engineering led environment
