DV Cleared Software Engineer

Gold Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking a DV Cleared Software Engineer in London to join an established defence engineering firm. The role is based in London with 3 days on-site per week and offers a salary between £44,000 and £66,000 plus bonus and benefits.

You will lead a team, design and implement critical software, and work on complex projects within a unique space. A strong leadership mindset and current DV clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• DV clearance is required and active.
• Experience delivering software across backend and frontend stacks.
• Ability to lead teams and operate in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the codebase including peer review of code.
• Design software features to realise the product roadmap and explain design choices.
• Break down large tasks into well-defined pieces for Agile delivery.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable smooth deployments.
• Demonstrate development work to internal and external customers.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

Leadership

DV clearance

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Tools

Java Spring Boot

Maven

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

NPM

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

SQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Job description

Role: DV Cleared Software Engineer

Location: London (Leicester Square) - 3 days per week on-site

Salary: 44,000 - 66,000 + bonus + benefits

DV Cleared Software Engineer needed to join our client, an established defence engineering firm based in London.

As a Senior Engineer you play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. You will have the chance to work on a variety of exciting projects with complex challenges within a unique space. You'll be at the forefront of delivering core solutions that have real world impact.

In addition, you will have a strong leadership mentality, guiding your team through both technical and delivery challenges to accommodate the customer's requirements.

Due to project constraints we can only consider applicants who hold a current active DV security clearance.

What the role of the DV Cleared Software Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the DV Cleared Software Engineer will include:

• Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base including peer review of code
• Perform design of software features to realise the product road map and be able to explain design choices
• Support breaking down of large pieces of work into well-defined tasks to be implemented in an Agile manner
• Support setup and maintenance of continuous integration and deployment pipelines
• Perform demonstrations to internal and external customers of development work

What experience you need to be the successful DV Cleared Software Engineer:

• Experience as a Software Engineer in one of:
  • Backend development and it's ecosystem (Java Spring boot, Maven, Python)
  • Frontend development and it's ecosystem (JS/TS, React, Npm)
• Familiarity with CICD, containerisation, deployment technologies & cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS).
• Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB
• Strong communication, collaboration & problem solving skills, ideally with some experience in agile ways of working.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a DV Cleared Software Engineer to progress their career.