Software Team Lead- eDV Cleared

Forward Role; Woking; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role is recruiting a Software Team Lead for the National Security sector in the UK. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, mentoring a team and shaping direction without traditional line management.

You will decompose requirements into epics, write secure, test-driven code, and produce reusable components across API/UI/data stores. Strong cloud, container, and scripting skills are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leadership in a National Security sector
• Ensures secure, test-driven coding practices
• Leads decomposing requirements into epics and stories
• Mentors team; shapes technical direction
• Delivers reusable, API-driven components

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction within a scrum team
• Decompose user requirements into epics/stories
• Write clean, secure code with a test-driven approach
• Produce open-by-default, reusable code
• Translate designs into technical docs
• Work across technologies and identify patterns
• Integrate API/UI components with data stores and APIs
• Maintain core components, data ingest, stores, and REST APIs
• Participate in agile ceremonies
• Advise on API features and downstream impact
• Collaborate with user researchers to balance user needs and desires

Skills

Python

Java

Golang

JavaScript

C++

React

VueJS

AngularJS

Bash

PowerShell

Just-in-time learning

Tools

Node.js

Nginx

Caddy

Uvicorn

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Software Team Lead – National Security Sector – eDV Cleared

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation delivering mission‑critical technology solutions within the UK National Security sector. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for an experienced engineer who wants to lead from the front, shaping technical direction and mentoring a team, without the weight of traditional line management.

The Role

• Provide technical direction within a scrum team, working closely with the engineering lead
• Support the team in decomposing user requirements and key results into epics and stories
• Write clean, secure code following a test‑driven approach
• Produce code that is open by default and reusable across teams
• Translate logical designs into physical designs and produce detailed technical documentation
• Work across established and emerging technologies, identifying appropriate patterns for use
• Integrate API/UI components with existing data stores and APIs
• Maintain and develop core architectural components, including data ingest, data stores, and REST APIs
• Participate fully in agile ceremonies — stand‑ups, epic decomposition, demos, and planning
• Advise the wider team on upcoming API features and their downstream impact
• Collaborate with user researchers, representing user needs internally and distinguishing user needs from user desires

What You'll Bring- ideal candidates will have some of the following

• Proficiency in one or more of: Python, Java, Golang, JavaScript, or C++
• Front‑end framework experience — React, VueJS, or AngularJS
• Familiarity with web solutions such as Node.js, Nginx, Caddy, or Uvicorn
• Understanding of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases
• Containerisation experience — Docker, Podman, K8s
• Exposure to cloud platforms — AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Scripting ability in Bash or PowerShell
• A "just in time" learning mindset, comfortable adopting new technologies and paradigms at pace

Locations:Woking

Rates:competitive salary

Security Clearance:eDV required; must be able to obtain and hold Developed Vetting clearance