Senior Software Engineer (SC Cleared)

SR2; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in Greater London seeks a Senior Software Developer (Golang) for a 6-month contract. This role involves collaborating in agile, multi-disciplinary teams to build high-quality digital services for government projects. Applicants must have strong experience in Golang, Agile environments, and hold active SC clearance. The position offers a daily rate of £550-£600, inside IR35, with 2 days a month on-site expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital services in Agile environments.
• Strong background working in product-led, user-research-driven teams.
• Active SC clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality digital services aligned with UK government service standards.
• Collaborate within Agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Develop reliable, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Golang

Agile

DevOps

HTML

CSS

Bootstrap

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Maven

Gradle

JUnit

Job description

Senior Software Developer (Golang) | £(Apply online only)/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. Applicants without current SC cannot be considered.

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- £600 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