Senior Software Engineer-DV Security Cleared

Location: Hanslope

Senior Software Engineer – DV Security Cleared Senior Software Engineer with current DV Security Clearance is required to join our government client, supporting a critical national security programme on an initial 18-month contract. This is an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary engineering team developing advanced technical capabilities that protect sensitive government environments and operations. The role is predominantly greenfield development, working across a federated architecture spanning edge devices, central servers and data analytics, taking an established prototype towards a more mature production capability.

You will work on software supporting monitoring, sensing, data processing, analytics and automation within highly secure operational environments. Senior Software Engineer- DV Security Cleared
- Essential Experience Significant software engineering experience within secure, complex or mission-critical environments. Strong development experience with Python and/or C/C++. Strong Linux experience, ideally within Debian-based environments. Experience designing and delivering secure, resilient and maintainable software solutions. Strong understanding of software architecture, systems integration and data processing. Experience working with testing, quality assurance and secure-by-design principles. Ability to solve complex technical problems and evaluate technical trade-offs.

Experience integrating software with sensors, hardware, monitoring platforms, operational technology or enterprise data services. Current DV Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain DV clearance. Must be a sole British national. Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related STEM discipline. Senior Software Engineer- DV Security Cleared
- Desirable Technical Experience

Experience with some of the following technologies would be highly beneficial: NVIDIA CUDA / GPU-accelerated computing Machine learning and data analytics Num Py / Sci Py, PostgreSQL / SQLite, Docker / containerised environments Ansible, Cython, Celery / Redis JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3, Nginx / Keycloak Edge computing, sensor systems or distributed/federated architectures Signal, sensor or other complex data processing You do not need experience across the entire technology stack.

Strong core software engineering skills in Python/C++, Linux and complex data or systems environments are the priority. This is an excellent opportunity to work on technically challenging, nationally significant programmes, alongside specialist engineering and security teams.

Location:

Milton Keynes – fully onsite

Contract:

18 months Rate: £550–£600 per day, Inside IR35 Clearance:
Current DV Security Clearance / eligibility to obtain Nationality:
Sole British National