Software Engineering Specialist - DV Cleared

Salt; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is recruiting DV Cleared Software/Platform Engineers for permanent roles across London, Cheltenham, Manchester and Ipswich. The positions require active DV clearance, deep software/DevOps/platform engineering expertise, and delivery of secure, mission-critical systems.

Onsite work five days a week is expected, with salary up to £100,000 per annum. Join a major UK technology organisation delivering secure solutions in national security environments.

Qualifications

• Current DV clearance is mandatory
• Hands-on software engineering/devops/platform engineering experience
• Experience delivering solutions in complex environments
• Understanding of CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practices
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills
• Willingness to work onsite 5 days per week

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain secure software and engineering platforms.
• Build, implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Implement automation to improve deployment efficiency and reliability.
• Support cloud infrastructure, containerisation and orchestration technologies.
• Collaborate with software, infra, security and operations teams.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across applications and platforms.
• Support automated testing, monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to documentation and engineering standards.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

C#

JavaScript

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

DV Cleared Software/Platform EngineerSalary: Up to £100,000 per annum
Location: London, Cheltenham, Manchester or Ipswich
Working Pattern: 5 days per week onsite
Employment Type: Permanent
Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance essential

About the Role

We are recruiting for multiple DV Cleared Software and Platform Engineers to join a major UK technology organisation delivering highly secure, mission-critical solutions within national security environments.

The organisation is significantly expanding its engineering capability and is looking for experienced professionals across software development, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering and automation.

The environment is heavily focused on modern engineering practices, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud-native technologies and secure software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain secure software and engineering platforms.

• Build, implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines to support automated software delivery.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions.

• Implement automation to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability.

• Support cloud infrastructure, containerisation and orchestration technologies.

• Integrate security controls throughout development and deployment processes.

• Work collaboratively with software development, infrastructure, security and operations teams.

• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across applications, platforms and infrastructure.

• Support automated testing, monitoring and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to technical documentation, engineering standards and best practices.

Technical Skills

We are interested in engineers with experience across some of the following technologies:

• Programming: Python, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP

• DevOps: Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet

• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift

• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK

• Version Control: Git, GitOps

• Deployment Automation: ArgoCD, Flux

• Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Elasticsearch

• Security: IAM, OAuth, OIDC, PKI, encryption and secrets management

• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, Firewalls, VPNs

Candidates are not expected to have experience across every technology listed, as there are multiple positions covering different technical specialisms.

Essential Requirements

• Current DV Clearance is mandatory.

• Strong hands‑on experience in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering or infrastructure automation.

• Experience delivering solutions within complex technical environments.

• Understanding of CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practices.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Willingness to work onsite 5 days per week.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience working within defence, government or national security environments.

• Experience designing and supporting secure cloud‑native platforms.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment frameworks.

• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices.

• Previous technical leadership or mentoring experience.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent permanent opportunity to work on highly secure, technically challenging programmes within a growing engineering environment.

With multiple positions available across London, Cheltenham, Manchester and Ipswich, we are keen to speak with DV Cleared engineers from a range of technical backgrounds.

Salary: Up to £100,000 per annum.

Please note: Applicants must already hold active DV Clearance and be available to work onsite 5 days per week.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements