Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid, Security-Cleared (UK)

Northrop Grumman UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Private healthcare

Career development

Bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure across our projects. You will lead a team delivering scalable solutions that matter to national security and mission success. Hybrid work in Manchester with a focus on collaboration across product teams, front-end and back-end engineers, and QA, plus opportunities for career development and specialist training.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Developer with a strong focus on backend Java (Spring Boot) and scalable systems.
• Proven ability to design, develop and deploy software across lifecycle stages.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers in an agile team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the team’s deliverables and define the best path forward with the Scrum Master.
• Contribute across requirements, design, implementation, testing and deployment stages.

Skills

Backend Java development

Frontend development

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Effective communication

Problem solving

Tools

Spring Boot

Maven

React

npm

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical infrastructure across our projects. You will lead a team delivering scalable solutions that matter to national security and mission success. Hybrid work in Manchester with a focus on collaboration across product teams, front-end and back-end engineers, and QA, plus opportunities for career development and specialist training.