Cyber Software Engineer

Forward Role; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is seeking a Cyber Software Engineer in Cheltenham to join a growing cyber security team. You’ll write real code on real cyber projects, with some leadership and mentoring as opportunities arise.

The role focuses on development, problem-solving and applied research—designing secure software across the lifecycle, collaborating with a small team and engaging directly with customers to shape what's built. Salary £55,000-£70,000 plus bonus; eDV clearance required.

Qualifications

• Solid software engineering experience with secure coding practices.
• Low-level desktop development experience on Windows and Linux.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and ability to learn new ones quickly.
• Curiosity for solving tough problems and testing new ideas.
• Ability to work independently with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure software across the full lifecycle.
• Work with a small, close-knit team to deliver quality work on time.
• Talk directly to customers and stakeholders to shape what gets built.
• Contribute to applied research advancing cyber capabilities.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers when needed.

Skills

Secure coding

Low-level desktop development

Programming languages

Independent work

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Cyber Software Engineer

Salary - £55,000 - £70,000 + bonus

Location – Cheltenham

Clearance – eDV clearance required

Love building secure software and digging into hard problems? This one's for you.

Our client is a growing cyber security team, and they need a hands‑on engineer who wants to build, break and research, not spend their days in meetings.

The role

You’ll be writing real code on real cyber projects. Some leadership and mentoring may come your way, but the heart of this job is development, problem‑solving and applied research.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, building and maintaining secure software across the full lifecycle
• Working with a small, close-knit team to deliver quality work on time
• Talking directly to customers and stakeholders to shape what gets built
• Contributing to applied research that pushes their cyber capabilities forward
• Sharing knowledge with peers and occasionally guiding junior engineers

What you’ll bring

• Solid software engineering experience with a strong grasp of secure coding
• Low‑level desktop development experience on Windows and Linux
• Strength in one or more programming languages, and appetite to pick up new ones when projects call for it
• Curiosity: you like chasing down tough problems and testing new ideas
• The drive to work independently and the instinct to collaborate