Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid (SC clearance)

Raytheon UK

Cheltenham

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 days holiday

Company bonus scheme

Flexible Benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK is recruiting a Principal Software Engineer in Gloucester. You will design and build software in an agile, mission‑critical environment, collaborating with stakeholders and peers to deliver milestones. Candidates should be eligible for SC and eDV clearance, with at least strong software craft in modern stacks.

The role offers onsite/hybrid work, a competitive package, and opportunities to impact national security projects across UK defence and aerospace domains.

Qualifications

Core software engineering skills across modern web/mobile stacks.
Experience with React, NextJS, Python or Java, and TypeScript.
Proven experience in Agile delivery and REST API development.
Cloud services and container orchestration tooling are essential.

Responsibilities

Design and build software using industry best practice.
Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers.
Contribute to milestone delivery and technical direction.
Support continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

Core software engineering

JavaScript (React, NextJS)

Python

Java

TypeScript

Agile delivery

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

Ansible

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

REST API / OpenAPI / Swagger

CI/CD

Job description

The role offers onsite/hybrid work, a competitive package, and opportunities to impact national security projects across UK defence and aerospace domains.

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