Lead Software Engineer — Hybrid & UK Security-Cleared

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Career development

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure across diverse projects. You will guide a team, drive end-to-end delivery, and ensure scalable, robust solutions that meet customer needs within an agile environment.

You will lead in backend Java development, with Spring Boot and Maven, and contribute to frontend tasks using React and npm. Expertise in CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes and AWS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as a software developer with backend focus (Java) and/or frontend experience.
• Ability to design, develop and deploy scalable backend systems.
• Strong collaboration in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the team’s deliverables with the Scrum Master to define the path forward.
• Contribute across the full software development 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.

Skills

Backend Java

Spring Boot

Maven

Frontend React

npm

Tools

CI/CD

Containerisation

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK in Manchester is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain critical infrastructure across diverse projects. You will guide a team, drive end-to-end delivery, and ensure scalable, robust solutions that meet customer needs within an agile environment.

You will lead in backend Java development, with Spring Boot and Maven, and contribute to frontend tasks using React and npm. Expertise in CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes and AWS is preferred.