eDV-Cleared Backend Engineer – Cloud-Native Defence

Searchability; West of England; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clearance bonus

Company bonus

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Software Engineer – eDV Cleared in the UK, with hands-on work on mission-critical Defence & National Security programmes. Based in Cheltenham, Bristol, or Gloucester, you will develop cloud-native, containerised software across the full development lifecycle.

You'll work in Agile and DevSecOps environments, leveraging AWS, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript or Python, with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Active UK Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) clearance.
• Experience with Java, TypeScript, JavaScript or Python.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices and design patterns.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams (Scrum or Kanban).
• Proactive mindset delivering real value for clients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality software across the full development lifecycle.
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS Lambda, Spring Boot, NodeJS, Python FastAPI, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Work within Agile and DevSecOps environments with Atlassian, Jenkins, GitLab, OWASP and AWS services.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering principles to improve reliability, resilience, and performance.
• Support technical decision-making, explaining trade-offs to clients and stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

AWS

Spring Boot

NodeJS

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Oracle

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

OWASP

Atlassian

AWS services

Job description

Searchability is seeking a Software Engineer – eDV Cleared in the UK, with hands-on work on mission-critical Defence & National Security programmes. Based in Cheltenham, Bristol, or Gloucester, you will develop cloud-native, containerised software across the full development lifecycle.

You'll work in Agile and DevSecOps environments, leveraging AWS, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript or Python, with a focus on reliability and performance.