eDV-Cleared Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid, Manchester)

Searchability; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clearance Bonus

Job summary

Searchability in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineer to work on secure, technically complex systems across the full delivery lifecycle. The role is hybrid and offers a challenging blend of architecture design, DevOps collaboration, and high-assurance software development.

You will contribute to secure, scalable platforms, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering practices while operating in a dynamic, security-focused environment with an active eDV clearance requirement.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Engineer on complex systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound engineering fundamentals.
• Comfortable working with evolving or unclear requirements.
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to challenge approaches.
• Ability to take ownership beyond individual coding tasks.
• Active eDV clearance (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain robust software solutions in secure environments.
• Break down ambiguous requirements into practical, deliverable outcomes.
• Contribute to architectural and technical design decisions.
• Improve code quality, tooling, and engineering practices.
• Work closely with platform, DevOps and product-focused roles.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and containerised infrastructure where required.
• Produce clear, maintainable technical documentation.
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

Skills

Software engineering

Problem solving

Requirements management

Collaboration

Ownership

eDV clearance

Tools

Java

Python

React

TypeScript

Neo4j

Elasticsearch

Camunda

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Containerisation

Job description

Searchability in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineer to work on secure, technically complex systems across the full delivery lifecycle. The role is hybrid and offers a challenging blend of architecture design, DevOps collaboration, and high-assurance software development.

You will contribute to secure, scalable platforms, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering practices while operating in a dynamic, security-focused environment with an active eDV clearance requirement.