Software Development Specialist / Professional
Location: London
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.
CI/CD-driven delivery
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloud-native engineering
DevSecOps practices
Containerised platforms
Automation-first operations
End-to-end service ownership
You'll be working on technically challenging projects with access to cutting-edge tooling, experienced engineers and significant opportunities for professional development.
Key Responsibilities
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 practices
Required 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 development
DevOps & Automation
Git, GitOps
GitLab, Jenkins
Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
ArgoCD, Flux
CI/CD pipeline design and management
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware Cloud Foundation
Kubernetes and Helm
Containerisation technologies
Linux and Windows administration
Data & Integration
Elastic
MySQL/MariaDB
SQL Server
Kafka
NiFi
Security
Security by Design
Zero Trust
IAM, OAuth/OIDC
Keycloak
HashiCorp Vault
TLS/SSL and PKI
What 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 positions
Essential Requirement
Current Live DV (Developed Vetting) Security Clearance
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