Software Engineer-MUST HAVE CURRENT DV CLEARANCE

Software Development Specialist / Professional

📍 Location: London or Cheltenham or Ipswich or Manchester- Full Time Onsite role

🕒 Permanent | Full-Time | 37.5 Hours per Week

🔒 Live DV Clearance Essential

Our client are an expanding high-performing engineering team supporting mission-critical environments and are looking for talented Software Development Specialists and Engineering Professionals who are passionate about building, securing and automating modern technology platforms.

This is an opportunity to work within a software-defined, automation-first environment where infrastructure, security and applications are delivered through code. You'll join a team focused on modern engineering practices, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native technologies and security-by-design principles.

Please note: A current, live DV (Developed Vetting) Clearance is essential for this role. Applications from candidates without active DV clearance cannot be considered.

The Opportunity

You'll help design, build and support highly automated platforms that enable engineering teams to develop, test, secure and deploy services efficiently and at scale.

This environment embraces:

CI/CD-driven delivery

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Cloud-native engineering

DevSecOps practices

Containerised platforms

Automation-first operations

End-to-end service ownershipYou'll be working on technically challenging projects with access to cutting-edge tooling, experienced engineers and significant opportunities for professional development.

Key Responsibilities

Depending on experience and seniority, responsibilities may include:

Designing and delivering engineering platform capabilities

Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines

Implementing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions

Embedding security controls across development lifecycles

Supporting engineering teams with tooling, guidance and best practice

Driving automation and reducing manual processes

Improving platform performance, reliability and observability

Managing source control, deployment frameworks and engineering tooling

Supporting incident response and continuous improvement initiatives

Developing reusable patterns, templates and standards

Promoting DevOps, DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering practicesRequired Skills & Experience

We are interested in professionals with experience across some or all of the following:

Development & Engineering

Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, C#

Software application development

Automated testing frameworks

Spec-driven software developmentDevOps & Automation

Git, GitOps

GitLab, Jenkins

Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet

ArgoCD, Flux

CI/CD pipeline design and managementCloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware Cloud Foundation

Kubernetes and Helm

Containerisation technologies

Linux and Windows administrationData & Integration

Elastic

MySQL/MariaDB

SQL Server

Kafka

NiFiSecurity

Security by Design

Zero Trust

IAM, OAuth/OIDC

Keycloak

HashiCorp Vault

TLS/SSL and PKIWhat We're Looking For

Strong engineering mindset

Passion for automation and modern technology delivery

Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban)

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Ability to work within highly secure environments

Mentoring and leadership experience beneficial for more senior positionsEssential Requirement

✅ Current Live DV (Developed Vetting) Security Clearance