DV Cleared Software Engineer | Lead Backend Delivery

Gold Group Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group Ltd in Cheltenham is seeking a Lead DV-cleared Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure for defence projects. You will guide a team through design, implementation and deployment, ensuring robust backend systems.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with cross-functional teams and uphold agile delivery to meet customer needs in a security-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• DV security clearance is required to work on sensitive projects.
• Proven experience as a Software Developer with backend focus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the team’s deliverables, working closely with the Scrum Master to define the best path forward.
• Contribute across the software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate with product teams, front-end engineers and QA to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, contributing to team capability and skill growth.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile experience

Mentoring

Tools

Spring Boot

Java

Maven

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Gold Group Ltd in Cheltenham is seeking a Lead DV-cleared Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure for defence projects. You will guide a team through design, implementation and deployment, ensuring robust backend systems.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with cross-functional teams and uphold agile delivery to meet customer needs in a security-sensitive environment.