Lead Software Engineer

Opportunity: As a Lead Software Engineer you play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. You will be self-driven and organised with a passion for building elegant and stable solutions. You will have the chance to work on a variety of exciting projects with complex challenges within a unique space. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering core solutions that have real world impact. Our UK Cyber & Intelligence business combines modern software development approaches with a rich heritage and experience in the Defence and security sectors. Our customers have complex and sensitive data and information requirements requiring a mission partner who quickly understands the context, delivering and sustaining a portfolio of challenging technology projects at scale and pace, supporting them through an ambitious digital transformation programme. “My purpose; to lead a team of software engineers with the brightest minds, to push the boundaries and define possible together.” Responsibilities: Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base including peer review of code Support the Delivery Lead/Project Manager in developing project roadmaps, understanding delivery time scales, and communicating these to the customer Liaison with the Product Owner to manage the product road map and communicating the impact of changing customer requirements Identifying technical risks/opportunities and proactively developing plans to mitigate and realise them Benefits: We can offer you a range of flexible working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruitment team. We are looking for: Hands on experience of developing software in Java, JavaScript or Python Understanding of Cloud-based architectures in AWS or Azure Use of DevOps Automated Deployment tools such as Jenkins, Gitlab, Docker, OpenShift or Kubernetes Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB Role clearance type: You must currently hold the highest level of UK Government clearance