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Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid Security Clearance

Job in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9, England, UK
Listing for: Involved Solutions
Full Time, Part Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-05-28
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Architect
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 750 GBP Daily GBP 750.00 DAY
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Rate: up to £750 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: 2 days a week onsite across an UK site
Contract Type: 12 months + Ext
Start Date: ASAP
Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for security clearance

Overview - Lead Software Engineer
Involved Solutions is recruiting for an experienced Lead Software Engineer who can make a positive impact and want to contribute to one of the most demanding and important Government services for the UK. The Lead Software Engineer will be working on products which change the face of public services with the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people.

Key Responsibilities - Lead Software Engineer

  • Set direction for your service/capability and your team that is in line with overarching strategy (which you have the ability to influence)
  • Ensure that your teams work aligns to standards
  • Have a clear focus on delivering quality, assured and secure services
  • Ensure that you team follow best practice
  • Be aware of and assess impact of any change that you are making
  • Have an outward facing viewpoint, understanding where your team and products fit into the bigger picture

As well as being a hands-on engineer, the successful candidate will be expected to lead other engineers as well as actively collaborate, champion technical evolution within the organisation and ensure that your team is helping to achieve overarching strategic aims.

Essential Skills & Experience - Lead Software Engineer

  • Significant demonstrable experience in one or both of:
  • Modern software engineering for digital products (ideally Java, microservice architectures, Hexagonal software architecture, Mongo and Kafka);
  • OR designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, and automation (ideally AWS, Terraform, Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
    • Lead engineering teams
    • Collaborative
    • Working and leading in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific time-scales and engaging with multiple stakeholders

    If you are interested in this position, please apply in the immediate instance.

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