Cyber Research & Development Engineer

Forward Role; Cheltenham; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Forward Role in Cheltenham is seeking a hands-on Cyber Research & Development Engineer to build secure software and advance cybersecurity capabilities. You will design, implement, and maintain secure solutions while collaborating with a small team and engaging with customers to shape requirements.

The role offers opportunities to mentor colleagues and tackle challenging technical problems, driving applied research and delivering working capability across Windows and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering experience with secure coding practices.
• Comfort working at low level on Windows and Linux desktop platforms.
• Strong in at least one programming language and quick to learn new tools.

Responsabilités

• Build and maintain secure software from design to delivery and support.
• Collaborate with teammates to ship quality solutions on schedule.
• Talk with customers and stakeholders to shape requirements.
• Drive applied research to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers.

Connaissances

Secure coding

Windows & Linux

Programming language

Independent work

Team collaboration

Description du poste

Cyber Research & Development Engineer

Location: Cheltenham

Clearance: eDV required

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 + excellent benefits

The role

Want to build secure software that makes a real difference in cybersecurity? Our growing SME client is looking for a hands‑on Cyber Research & Development Engineer who likes solving hard problems and turning new ideas into working capability. There may be chances to lead on specific pieces of work or mentor colleagues, but the heart of the role is writing code, tackling technical challenges and doing applied research.

What you’ll be doing

• Building and maintaining secure software from initial design through to delivery and support.
• Working with your teammates to ship quality solutions on schedule.
• Talking directly with customers and internal stakeholders to shape requirements and make sure what you build meets their needs.
• Driving applied research that strengthens and extends our cybersecurity capabilities.
• Sharing what you know with colleagues and helping junior engineers develop.

What you’ll bring

• Proven software engineering experience, with a firm grasp of secure coding practices.
• Confidence working at a low level on Windows and Linux desktop platforms.
• Strength in at least one programming language, plus the appetite to pick up new tools and technologies as projects require.
• Curiosity: you like digging into difficult problems, testing new approaches and learning through research.
• The drive to work independently and take ownership, while contributing well in a small, close‑knit team.

Why apply?

Join a growing team working on innovative cybersecurity projects, where your ideas count and your work has a clear impact.