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DV Cleared Software Engineer

Gold Group LtdLondon, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 2 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career as a DV Cleared Software Engineer with a competitive salary and the opportunity to work on impactful projects within a reputable defense firm. You will thrive in this role if you possess strong technical leadership and a passion for designing and developing critical infrastructure, offering a chance to shape innovative solutions. Apply now to contribute your expertise and grow within a dynamic team environment.

Quick Overview

Salary
£44k - £66k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
1 week ago
DockerMongoDBSQLSpringSpring BootAWSAgileJavaJenkinsKubernetesPythonReact

Job Description

Role: DV Cleared Software Engineer

Location: London (Leicester Square) - 3 days per week on-site

Salary: £44,000 - £66,000 + bonus + benefits

DV Cleared Software Engineer needed to join our client, an established defence engineering firm based in London.

As a Senior Engineer you play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our services. 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.

In addition, you will have a strong leadership mentality, guiding your team through both technical and delivery challenges to accommodate the customer's requirements.

Due to project constraints we can only consider applicants who hold a current active DV security clearance.

What the role of the DV Cleared Software Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the DV Cleared Software Engineer will include:

  • Perform hands-on development and actively contribute to the code base including peer review of code
  • Perform design of software features to realise the product road map and be able to explain design choices
  • Support breaking down of large pieces of work into well-defined tasks to be implemented in an Agile manner
  • Support setup and maintenance of continuous integration and deployment pipelines
  • Perform demonstrations to internal and external customers of development work

What experience you need to be the successful DV Cleared Software Engineer:

  • Experience as a Software Engineer in one of:
  • Backend development and it's ecosystem (Java Spring boot, Maven, Python)
  • Frontend development and it's ecosystem (JS/TS, React, Npm)
Familiarity with CICD, containerisation, deployment technologies & cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS). Understanding of database technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch or MongoDB Strong communication, collaboration & problem solving skills, ideally with some experience in agile ways of working.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a DV Cleared Software Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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