Software Engineer - Space Domain Awareness

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a Software Engineer, or equivalent academic qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• We require experience working on agile projects.
• We require proficiency in Java.
• We require knowledge of automated testing.
• We require strong experience in development and automated testing of Java micro-services.
• We require recent experience developing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON.
• We require excellent teamworking and communication skills.
• We require a pragmatic, adaptable and delivery-focused profile, able to respond to changing requirements and priorities.
• We require a UK national with security clearance (SC or above) or the ability to obtain security clearance.
• We can only consider UK national candidates that can obtain UK security clearance (UK eyes only).

Responsibilities:

• We design, develop and maintain Java micro-services within an agile delivery environment.
• We develop and evolve RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON.
• We implement automated tests at different levels to support robust and maintainable software delivery.
• We contribute to the integration of software components such as databases, workflow/orchestration services and messaging technologies.
• We support troubleshooting, defect resolution and continuous improvement as project needs evolve.
• We collaborate closely with other engineers, testers and stakeholders, including work partially performed at customer premises.
• We work partially at contractor premises within the UK, with travel required accordingly.

Technologies:

• Support
• JSON
• Java
• OpenAPI
• Security
• API
• Big Data
• Cucumber
• Hadoop
• JPA
• Machine Learning
• PostgreSQL
• RabbitMQ
• Spark
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Web

More:

We are GMV, an experienced technology group and a leading company in the space sector with a strong position in SST, STM and SDA. This role supports our Space Domain Awareness activities within the Space Surveillance and Tracking and Space Traffic Management unit in GMV-UK. The selected candidate will join our multidisciplinary and international team in the UK, based in Nottingham or Harwell, working on evolving customer-driven projects for national and institutional customers. We offer a hybrid working model, including 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area, competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and brand discounts, and a wellbeing programme that includes health insurance, a pension scheme, free fruit and coffee, and more. We promote equal opportunities and are committed to inclusion and diversity.

last updated 36 week of 2026