Lead Software Engineer – Eligible for eDV

Location: Manchester
Working Pattern: 5 days onsite
Clearance: Eligible for eDV

The Opportunity

We’re working with a leading organisation in the National Security and Cyber space, looking for experienced Software Engineers to join a specialist Operational Cyber team.

You’ll work on challenging, high-assurance technology where security, reliability and technical excellence are critical.

The Role

• Design, develop, test and document secure software

• Work across the full software development lifecycle

• Apply security principles throughout development and testing

• Identify vulnerabilities and implement appropriate mitigations

• Contribute to peer reviews, CI and engineering best practice

• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership

• Work with emerging technologies and programming languages

What We’re Looking For

• Strong commercial experience with C++, Java or C#

• Experience with a utility language such as Python, JavaScript, Perl or PowerShell

• Understanding of software engineering and computer science fundamentals

• Experience with unit testing, TDD, mocking and CI

• Knowledge of secure or high-assurance development

• Experience working across multiple operating systems

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

• Experience mentoring or leading technical tasks

The Team

Join a specialist Operational Cyber team working across high-assurance development, research, reverse engineering and vulnerability research within National Security.

Security Clearance

You do not need to hold eDV before applying, but you must be eligible to achieve UK eDV security clearance and have the right to work in the UK.

Why Join?

• Dedicated training budget

• Specialist cybersecurity training and conferences

• Genuine National Security impact

• Clear career progression

• Supportive and technically ambitious team

• Flexible working and comprehensive benefits

If you’re an experienced Software Engineer eligible for eDV and looking for a challenging role in National Security, we’d be keen to hear from you.