Senior Software Engineer

UK Citizenship Required

UK citizenship is required for this position.

Relocation assistance may be available.

UK Highest Level of Government Clearance.

Travel is required, approximately 10% of the time.

£50,700 - £76,100

Collaborate with Architects, Software Developers, and Testers to align complex systems to exacting standards and deliver mission value that transforms client systems, improving reliability, cost, and organisational agility.

• Design, build, and maintain mission-critical systems.
• Automate system deployment, operation, and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling.
• Support Leads to drive decisions to implement best-fit tools to solve complex project problems.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure stability and quality throughout the SDLC.
• Perform migration activities to position projects for cloud readiness and micro‑services architecture.
• Continuously expand your own skills, maintaining and enhancing relevant certifications.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent subject, or equivalent relevant experience.
• AWS Certified to Practitioner or Associate level with experience designing, deploying, and administering cloud-based solutions.
• Experience creating and maintaining Dev Ops CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse, Maven, Bamboo).
• Experience automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, Power Shell, Puppet, or Python.
• Experience administering virtualised or containerised systems in VMWare or Docker/Kubernetes/Open Shift.
• Strong collaboration and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, using Atlassian Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
• Strong agile background, keen to learn and succeed across multiple teams and adapt where required.
• Cloud experience and awareness in AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platforms.
• Experience designing, deploying, and administering Linux or Unix-based solutions using virtualization, containerisation, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with performance monitoring tools such as Elastic Stack, Grafana, or Check
  
  MK (advantageous).

• Flexible working schedules, including hybrid arrangements.
• Flexible Benefits Package – choose NGUKL benefits that meet your needs (e.g., Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance, Pension).
• Optional benefits such as Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme – annual incentive for top performers.
• Career Development – ongoing professional development and growth opportunities.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.