Senior Backend Engineer - Secure Cloud & Microservices

Sanderson Government & Defence; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help build secure backend platforms used by National Security and Defence customers. You will work on modern cloud-based systems across private and public cloud environments.

Key tasks include designing, building and deploying backend services, delivering feature-rich releases, and shaping user stories within an Agile team, while maintaining CI/CD pipelines and production support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and delivering production-grade cloud solutions.
• Strong Java experience with JVM languages like Kotlin or Scala.
• Experience with Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Background in Agile DevSecOps and Zero Trust architectures.
• Experience integrating PostgreSQL, Redis and S3 services.
• Solid engineering fundamentals: clean code, testing, documentation, reviews.
• Proficient with GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian toolchain.
• Hands-on with microservices and distributed systems.
• Exposure to Big Data technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, deploying and improving backend services and platforms
• Delivering features meeting functional and non-functional requirements
• Estimating and shaping user stories as part of an Agile team
• Shipping small, frequent releases to maintain momentum
• Collaborating with engineers in cross-functional teams
• Building, optimising and running CI/CD pipelines
• Owning and supporting services in production

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Scala

TDD

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Agile DevSecOps

Zero Trust

Cloud engineering

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Redis

S3

GitHub

GitLab

Atlassian tools

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help build secure backend platforms used by National Security and Defence customers. You will work on modern cloud-based systems across private and public cloud environments.

Key tasks include designing, building and deploying backend services, delivering feature-rich releases, and shaping user stories within an Agile team, while maintaining CI/CD pipelines and production support.