At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex software projects and resolve critical defects in a collaborative environment.
- Company: Join a leading Central Government defence organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £90,000, active DV clearance required, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a secure and dynamic engineering environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mission-critical systems while advancing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in software development, particularly in Python, C, and C++.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
MERITUS are recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer (SFIA 5) to join a leading Central Government defence organisation, supporting the development, maintenance, and modernisation of complex mission critical software systems within a highly secure engineering environment.
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SFIA 5) - PORTSMOUTH - PERMANENT - UP TO £90,000 - ACTIVE DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED - 3 DAYS ONSITE This role sits at the centre of a technically complex software estate, where reliability, performance, and long term maintainability are critical.
You will be working hands on across legacy and modern systems, driving improvement in code quality, resolving high severity defects, and supporting the evolution of engineering standards across the team.
The environment is highly collaborative, but expects senior engineers to take ownership of difficult technical problems and lead by example in both delivery and engineering discipline.
Key Responsibilities Lead the investigation and resolution of complex software defects and live system incidents Perform structured root cause analysis and implement robust, long term fixes rather than short term patches Deliver refactoring and modernisation work across large, complex codebases Work across multiple languages and integration layers including Python, C and C++ and where relevant MATLAB and Simulink Support architecture evolu...
