Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid, UK Security Clearance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Career development programmes

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Manchester. You will design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure powering diverse services, leading a team through technical and delivery challenges in a hybrid work setup.

You will drive end-to-end software delivery, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with product, front-end, and QA teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions that meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying scalable backend systems.
• Strong frontend experience with React and related tooling.
• Proven ability to lead a small engineering team and guide delivery.
• Experience with CI/CD, containers and cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS).
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the team’s deliverables and align with the Scrum Master on the best path forward.
• Contribute across the full software lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate with product teams, frontend engineers and QA to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior developers to grow team capability and skills.

Skills

Java backend

Frontend React

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Spring Boot

Maven

Leadership

Tools

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Manchester. You will design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure powering diverse services, leading a team through technical and delivery challenges in a hybrid work setup.

You will drive end-to-end software delivery, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with product, front-end, and QA teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions that meet customer needs.