Senior Software Engineer

Locations: Gloucester, London or Manchester

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 DV ClearedDevelopers at multiple levels (up to Principal) 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 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
• Front‑end development using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue)
• 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

Clearance

• The role is working on highly secure Government programmes so activeDV Clearance and above is required

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary with annual bonuses
• Additional eDV bonus
• Excellent pension and benefits
• Work on highly impactful, secure programmes
• Strong career development and progression opportunities
• Collaborative, engineering led environment