Software Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Current live DV (Developed Vetting) security clearance is essential.
• Experience across some or all of the following: Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, C#.
• Experience in software application development and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with Git and GitOps, GitLab or Jenkins, and CI/CD pipeline design and management.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef or Puppet.
• Experience with ArgoCD or Flux.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP or VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, containerisation, Linux and Windows administration.
• Experience with data and integration tools such as Elastic, MySQL/MariaDB, SQL Server, Kafka or NiFi.
• Knowledge of security by design, Zero Trust, IAM, OAuth/OIDC, Keycloak, HashiCorp Vault, TLS/SSL and PKI.
• Strong engineering mindset and passion for automation and modern technology delivery.
• Agile experience, ideally Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within highly secure environments.
• Mentoring and leadership experience is beneficial for more senior positions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver engineering platform capabilities.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Embed security controls across development lifecycles.
• Support engineering teams with tooling, guidance and best practice.
• Drive automation and reduce manual processes.
• Improve platform performance, reliability and observability.
• Manage source control, deployment frameworks and engineering tooling.
• Support incident response and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop reusable patterns, templates and standards.
• Promote DevOps, DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Ansible
• ArgoCD
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• GCP
• Git
• GitLab
• GitOps
• Helm
• IAM
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kafka
• Kanban
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• MariaDB
• MySQL
• OAuth
• Puppet
• Python
• SQL
• Security
• Terraform
• VMware
• Windows

More:

We are an expanding, high-performing engineering team supporting mission-critical environments. We offer a full-time onsite role based in London, Cheltenham, Ipswich or Manchester on a permanent 37.5-hour week. You will join a software-defined, automation-first environment where infrastructure, security and applications are delivered through code, with a strong focus on modern engineering practices, cloud-native technologies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and security-by-design principles. This is a technically challenging opportunity with access to cutting-edge tooling, experienced engineers and significant professional development.

last updated 31 week of 2026