Cheltenham, United Kingdom

DV Cleared Software Engineer (Hybrid - Cheltenham, London or Manchester)

 Job Description:

Were looking for a Software Engineer to support national security initiatives through the delivery, maintenance, and enhancement of secure software systems. In this role, you'll work as part of a cross-functional technical team, solving complex challenges in high-trust environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain secure software solutions within national security frameworks
  • Collaborate with DevOps, architecture, and infrastructure teams to deploy robust and scalable systems
  • Work on-site (Cheltenham, Manchester or London) for secure project delivery, with flexibility for partial remote working
  • Support pipeline deployment, infrastructure automation, and cloud-based solutions
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing, mentoring junior engineers, and improving engineering standards

What You Need:

  • Current DV (Developed Vetting) security clearance
  • Strong coding skills in one or more: Python, Java, Scala, C/C++, JavaScript, SQL
  • Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with understanding of secure architecture
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins
  • Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Familiarity with security tooling, Zero Trust Architecture, or cyber security concepts
  • Knowledge of big data tools such as NiFi, Spark, or OpenSearch is a bonus

Whats on Offer:

  • Rapid growth consulting environment with multiple awards for employee engagement.
  • Superb benefits package
  • Hybrid working (site presence around 3 days per week, with remote flexibility)
  • High-performance team with a strong engineering culture

This role offers the chance to apply your engineering skills in a mission-driven context, working on meaningful problems at the core of UK security infrastructure. If you're DV-cleared and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

  Required Skills:

Azure DevOps Scala CI/CD Offers Project Delivery Spark Azure Big Data Employee Engagement AWS Consulting Mentoring DevOps Architecture Kubernetes Infrastructure Jenkins Automation Docker C++ Security Software Java Maintenance Design JavaScript SQL Engineering Python