Location: London

Salary: Up to £80,000

Clearance: Active SC Clearance and eligibility for DV

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Overview

A leading organisation delivering operational cyber capabilities is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join its growing technical team in Manchester. This is an opportunity to work on highly secure, mission-critical projects supporting cyber operations in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining software solutions used within operational cyber programmes, working closely with engineers, analysts, and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain software applications using Python and C++

Build and enhance operational cyber tooling and supporting systems

Contribute to software architecture, technical design, and engineering decisions

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end technical solutions

Ensure high standards of code quality through testing, code reviews, and best practice

Work within agile delivery teams focused on secure software development

Required Experience

Strong commercial software engineering experience with Python and/or C++

Experience working within secure environments such as defence, government, or cyber security

Strong understanding of software engineering best practice and system design

Experience developing on Linux-based platforms

Ability to work effectively within collaborative engineering teams

Active SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance

Desirable Experience

Experience supporting operational cyber or cyber security projects

Knowledge of networking concepts and systems programming

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling

Exposure to cloud technologies, Docker, or Kubernetes

What’s On Offer

Salary up to £80,000

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge operational cyber projects

Strong career development and progression opportunities

Competitive benefits package

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