At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop secure cloud-native applications with a focus on clean code and modern practices.
- Company: Join a leading Defence consultancy shaping the UK's National Security sector.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work flexibility, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and mentor junior developers in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic team while solving complex technical challenges.
- Qualifications: Active Enhanced DV clearance and experience in secure software development are essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location
United Kingdom (Hybrid - flexibility)
Employment Type
Permanent
Start Date
Immediate
Clearance Level Required
Enhanced Developed Vetting (e DV)
One of our Defence consultancy clients are growing a high-performing engineering team delivering secure digital capabilities across the UK National Security sector and we're looking for experienced Software Developers who enjoy solving complex technical problems within agile, multidisciplinary teams.
You’ll play a key role designing, building and improving secure cloud-native applications, working alongside Platform Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Product Managers, UX specialists and Dev Ops professionals.
- Software Developer – Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain high-quality software using modern engineering best practices.
- Build secure, scalable cloud-native applications using Golang and related technologies.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, UX teams, Platform Engineers and Dev Ops Engineers within Agile delivery teams.
- Champion clean code, TDD and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Troubleshoot, debug and optimise applications to improve performance and reliability.
- Contribute to architecture and technical design discussions.
- Mentor junior developers and support technical growth across the team.
- Drive continuous improvement across development processes, tooling and engineering standards.
- Ensure solutions meet security, quality and performance requirements within highly secure environments.
- Software Developer – Key Skills Required
- Active Enhanced DV (e DV) Clearance (essential)
- Experience delivering secure government or National Security software
- Passion for clean code and modern engineering practices
- Enjoy mentoring junior engineers
- Software Developer – Technical Skills Required
- Spring Boot
- TDD / Unit Testing
- Git
- CI/CD
- REST APIs
- Working within Dev Ops teams
- Nice to have
- AWS
- Open Shift
- React / Angular / Vue
- GDS Digital Standards
- NCSC Cloud Security Principles
Please apply now if this role is of interest.
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