SC Cleared Golang Developer

SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Software Developer with strong Golang and Agile experience for a 6-month contract in Milton Keynes. The role demands active SC clearance and involves building high-quality digital services. The ideal candidate excels in a collaborative, high-paced environment and is proficient in technical delivery. Competitive pay at £550-£575 per day with 2 on-site days a month.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital services in Agile environments.
• Strong background working in product-led, user-research-driven teams.
• Comfortable operating in high-paced delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality digital services aligned with UK government service standards.
• Collaborate within Agile multi-disciplinary teams.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, testing, and DevOps practices.

Skills

Golang

Agile methodologies

DevOps practices

HTML

CSS

Bootstrap

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SQL

Tools

Spring Boot

Maven

Gradle

Ant

JUnit

Mockito

Cypress

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Cucumber

Nightwatch

Job description

Senior Software Developer (Golang) | £550/day | Inside IR35 | SC Cleared | 6 month-contract

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to join a highly skilled digital delivery team working on large-scale government transformation projects. You'll be joining a multi-disciplinary environment where experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are core to how the team operates.

This role suits someone who is confident in their technical delivery, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about improving user outcomes. You'll work closely with designers, researchers, engineers, and product specialists to deliver high-quality, secure, user-centred digital services.

Active SC clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Build high-quality digital services aligned with UK government service standards.
• Collaborate within Agile, multi-disciplinary teams (engineering, UX, research, product).
• Contribute to product discovery through observation, experimentation, and rapid feedback loops.
• Support continuous improvement with frequent releases and iterative delivery.
• Develop reliable, maintainable code and contribute to architecture discussions.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, testing, and DevOps practices.

Essential Skills & Ways of Working

• Experience delivering digital services in Agile environments.
• Strong background working in product-led, user-research-driven teams.
• Comfortable operating in high‑paced delivery environments with frequent releases.
• Experience working within DevOps‑driven, collaborative teams.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience building and debugging systems in Golang.
• Knowledge of Spring Boot.
• Front End experience with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap.
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Build tools: Maven, Gradle, Ant.
• Version control: Git (branching, merging, release flows).
• Testing: TDD, JUnit, Mockito, Cypress.
• Good understanding of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), SQL Scripting, stored procedures.
• Experience with functional test automation (API/UI test tools such as Cucumber, Nightwatch).

Nice-to-Have Skills

• AWS cloud experience.
• Experience with BPMN workflow engines (Camunda, Activiti, Flowable).
• Experience using React, Angular or Vue.js.
• Container orchestration using RedHat OpenShift.
• Awareness of NCSC cloud security principles.

Clearance Requirements

• Active SC clearance required.
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and at least 5 years of continuous UK residency.

Rate & Engagement

- £550- £575 per day

- Inside IR35

- 2 days a month on-site

- 6 month initial contract

If you meet the essential requirements and you're interested in this opportunity - we'd still like to hear from you!