Software Engineer (Principal & Lead) - Perm - SC & DV

Sanderson Government & Defence; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to drive backend platforms for secure clients. Remote work while SC, with on-site Cheltenham 4 days post-DV, and a mix of private/public cloud deployments.

You will design, develop and deploy features using Java and JVM languages, participate in agile DevSecOps with Zero Trust, and own CI/CD pipelines while delivering robust, scalable services.

Qualifications

• Proven backend design, development and deployment experience for secure platforms.
• Experience delivering features across private/public cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance backend features for secure platforms.
• Actively participate in elaboration and estimation of user stories.
• Build frequent, small releases to maintain momentum.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure coverage and reliability.
• Build, optimise and operate CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain operational responsibility for services owned by your team.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Scala

Kafka

Agile DevSecOps

Zero Trust Architecture

Microservices

Big Data

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

S3

GitHub/GitLab/Atlassian

Job description

Software Engineer (Principal & Senior) - Active SC, DV Clearable

• Location: Remote whilst SC, Cheltenham 4 days on-site once DV
• Salary: Lead, £90,000 - £100,000 / Principal, £110,000 - £130,000
• Clearance: Must have a minimum of active SC with ability to go through DV.

Sanderson Government & Defence are partnering with a specialist organisation at the forefront of data moderniastion across the Public Sectors.

Duties & Responsibilities

As a Lead or Principal Software Engineer, you will help lead the development of backend platforms and services for secure clients leveraging the latest commercial and open-source technologies in private and public cloud environments.

• Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance features to our platforms and services that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
• Actively participate in the team's elaboration and estimation of user stories
• Build frequent, small releases to maintain the team's momentum
• Collaborate closely with other engineers in our cross-functional feature teams; ensuring that others can cover for you, and that you can cover for them
• Build, optimise and operate our Continuous Deployment pipelines
• Maintain operational responsibility for the services that your team owns

Core Competencies

You will have demonstrated the following competencies to the proficiency level appropriate to the seniority of the role;

• Fluent in writing JAVA coding and experience with JVM compatible languages (Kotlin, Scala)
• Experience with Kafka or a similar platform.
• Experience working in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust Architecture
• Integrating with backing services, such as PostgreSQL, Redis or S3
• Good engineering practices including continuous delivery, clean code, documentation, defensive programming, automated testing and code reviews
• Using GitHub/GitLab/Atlassian Suite for source control
• Test Driven Development with appropriate tools and frameworks
• Experience with micro-service design patterns
• Experience in Big Data technologies

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.