Software Engineer (SFIA 4-5)

Fortice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Clearance bonus

Healthcare

Life insurance

EV scheme

Job summary

Fortice in London is seeking exceptional Software Engineers to own and deliver mission-focused software close to the customer. You’ll work on complex problems with ownership of what you build, directly with customers and colleagues.

This non-traditional consultancy-style environment emphasizes autonomy, engineering quality and delivery. You’ll join a small team embedded with customers, tackling high-side engineering challenges with real impact.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with cloud, data or AI-enabled applications.
• Experience working in secure or highly regulated environments.
• Experience designing and delivering software in a small, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver software that solves real operational problems for analysts and operators.
• Secure data pipelines and build early-stage prototypes.
• Contribute to AI, cloud and data solutions within projects.

Skills

Modern software engineering practices

Cloud, data or AI-enabled applications

Working in secure or highly regulated

Small, collaborative team

Job description

Clearance: UKSV / MoD clearance, or enhanced DV clearance

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £90,000 + bonus and benefits

The opportunity

We’re working with a small, specialist engineering business founded by three former tech leads who left traditional consultancies and defence primes to do things differently. They’ve grown organically over the past few years, building a strong reputation across the London National Security community.

They’re now looking to bring in exceptional Software Engineers who want to work on complex, mission-focused projects, close to the customer, with real ownership of what they build. Solve problems where the outcome genuinely matters.

This is not a traditional consultancy environment. You won’t be one of many engineers in a stripey delivery team, dictated by frameworks. You’ll be part of a focused team, working directly with customers and colleagues to solve difficult problems.

Two routes into the teams:

Already hold enhanced DV clearance?

• You will slot straight into projects embedded with the customer, working on high-side engineering challenges from day one.

Hold UKSV / MoD clearance?

• You’d initially align with a greenfield AI project, with the opportunity to have your clearance enhanced and move into high-side work once granted.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work closely with customers and other engineers to design, build and deliver software that solves real operational problems for analysts and operators, secures data pipelines and builds early-stage prototypes, alongside broader AI, cloud and data solutions.

What makes this different?

• Small team: You’ll work closely with the people making the decisions, with the opportunity to influence how projects are delivered and how the engineering evolves.
• Customer embedded, not framework driven: The business owns its project delivery with the customer. No stripey teams, no unnecessary layers, and no being treated as a resource to move around.
• Mission-focused engineering: The work is high-side and genuinely complex. You’ll be solving problems where the quality of the engineering matters.
• A chance to grow with the business; The founders have built the company around engineering quality, autonomy and delivery. As they accelerate, there’s an opportunity to help shape the next stage.

What we’re looking for

We’re interested in Software Engineers who enjoy solving difficult problems and want to work in a more hands-on, customer-focused environment.

You might have experience with:

• Modern software engineering practices
• Cloud, data or AI-enabled applications
• Working in secure or highly regulated environments
• Designing and delivering software in a small, collaborative team

We’re more interested in how you think, what you’ve built and the problems you enjoy solving.

The practical details

• Location: London
• Working pattern: 4–5 days per week on site or in office
• Clearance: UKSV / MoD clearance, or enhanced DV clearance
• Salary: Up to £90,000 + package, experience dependent
• Benefits: Company bonus, clearance bonus, healthcare, life insurance, EV scheme and more