Software Developer - DV Cleared - Various Locations

Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a skilled Software Developer to join their team on a contract basis. This role is integral to enhancing and securing modern technology platforms, ensuring the protection of critical national infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver engineering platform capabilities that facilitate building, testing, securing, and deploying services in a highly automated, CI/CD-driven environment.

• Design, implement, and evolve CI/CD pipelines, ensuring consistent, reliable, and repeatable delivery processes across multiple teams and services.

• Embed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices to drive standardisation and scalability.

• Integrate security controls into engineering workflows, ensuring services are secure by design.

• Support and enable engineering teams by providing guidance, tooling, and best practices.

• Continuously optimise automation, identifying opportunities to remove repetitive manual tasks and improve the developer experience.

• Collaborate across development, security, and operations to promote end-to-end ownership of services.

• Maintain and improve engineering tooling and platforms, including source-code control systems, build systems, artifact repositories, and deployment frameworks.

Job Requirements:

• Proficiency in software application development using languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, or C#.

• Experience with database technologies (e.g., Elastic, MySQL, SQL Server).

• Understanding of CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins) and source-code control (e.g., Git, GitOps).

• Knowledge of infrastructure management frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef).

• Familiarity with containerisation platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Helm).

• Experience with cloud-native platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Ability to integrate security controls into engineering workflows.

• Understanding of software and system validation, and test principles.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on significant and challenging projects within the Defence & Security sector.

• Access to cutting-edge tools and infrastructure in a technology-first environment.

• Professional development and training opportunities.

• A collaborative and mission-focused work atmosphere.

If you are an experienced Software Developer looking for an opportunity to contribute to national security and work with state-of-the-art technology, we encourage you to apply now. Join our client's dynamic team and make a meaningful impact in the Defence & Security sector.