Lead Software Engineer - Secure Environment
Sanderson Recruitment
Overview
You will design, build and scale secure backend platforms for National Security and Defence clients. In this role you contribute to cloud-based systems using a mix of commercial and open-source tech, across private and public environments. You work with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting to deliver features that satisfy functional and non-functional needs, frequently releasing to maintain momentum. You own production services, optimise CI/CD pipelines and uphold strong engineering fundamentals. This opportunity combines hands-on development with security-conscious, scalable software delivery in a mission-driven context.
Responsibilities- Design, build, deploy and improve backend services and platforms
- Deliver features meeting functional and non-functional requirements
- Estimate and shape user stories within an Agile team
- Ship small, frequent releases to maintain momentum
- Collaborate with engineers in cross‑functional teams
- Build, optimise and run CI/CD pipelines
- Own and support services in production
- 5+ years’ experience delivering production‑grade cloud solutions
- Strong Java experience with exposure to Kotlin or Scala
- Experience with Kafka or similar messaging platforms
- Background in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust architectures
- Experience integrating with PostgreSQL, Redis and S3
- Solid engineering fundamentals: clean code, testing, documentation, code reviews and continuous delivery
- Comfortable using GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian tools
- Strong TDD experience
- Hands‑on experience with microservices and distributed systems
- Exposure to Big Data technologies
- collaboration
- problem solving
- communication
- Java
- Kotlin
- Scala
Reference: WJ-747_30159493