Software Engineer - DV Cleared

JAVA DEVELOPER – NATIONAL SECURITY

Salary: £45,000–£85,000 + 15% clearance bonusLocation: Cheltenham / GloucesterClearance: UKIC / DV clearance requiredEmployment: Permanent

THE ROLE

A leading technology organisation is expanding its National Security and Defence team and is looking for experienced Java Developers to join its growing software engineering community in Cheltenham/Gloucester.

You’ll work as part of a highly skilled Agile development team, delivering complex software solutions and large-scale applications for clients across the National Security and Government space.

This is a hands‑on development role with opportunities to work across modern software engineering practices, open‑source technologies and enterprise‑scale systems.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Designing and developing complex multi-tier applications

Developing client and server-side software

Working with Java and modern open‑source technologies

Building scalable and resilient applications

Taking ownership of software components from development through to implementation

Writing unit and automated tests

Supporting applications through transition into live service

Working collaboratively within Agile delivery teams

Contributing to technical design and engineering decisions

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

Strong commercial experience with Java

Experience with modern Java frameworks and technologies

Experience with Spring / Spring Boot

Experience developing scalable and resilient applications

Experience with REST APIs and/or microservices

Experience working in an Agile environment

Experience with TDD and/or Continuous Integration

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Active UKIC / DV clearance

DESIRABLE TECHNOLOGIES

Experience with any of the following would be beneficial:

Recent versions of Java

Spring Core / MVC / Data / Boot / Cloud

Microservices

REST APIs

Kafka / JMS / messaging

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes / OpenShift

JUnit / Mockito

React / Node.js

Domain Driven Design (DDD)

CQRS / Event Sourcing

JIRA / Confluence

You don't need to have experience with everything listed. The organisation has a strong focus on learning and development and can help develop your skill set.

WHY JOIN?

£45,000–£85,000 salary

15% clearance bonus

Work on complex National Security and Government projects

Strong career progression opportunities

Technical, architecture, consulting and leadership career paths

Significant training and certification opportunities

Training across Cloud, AI, Cyber and Data

Work alongside experienced software engineers

Exposure to modern technologies and large-scale engineering projects

Flexible working options depending on project requirements

Competitive benefits package

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We're interested in speaking with UKIC/DV-cleared Java Developers and Software Engineers based in or around Cheltenham, Gloucester and the surrounding areas.

We're particularly interested in engineers with around 3–8 years' commercial experience, although more experienced candidates will also be considered.

If you're a hands‑on Java Developer looking to work on technically challenging National Security and Defence projects, we'd be interested in hearing from you.

KEYWORDS

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