Software Engineer

DV / eDV Software Engineer

Salary £70,000-£110,000 + benefits

Remote-first (max 1 on-site day per month)

UK national security & defence

The role

I’m partnered with a national security-focused organisation on a DV / eDV-cleared Software Engineer position working on mission-critical systems that support UK defence and intelligence operations. You’ll join a high-trust engineering team building and maintaining secure, modern software platforms rather than legacy, end-of-life systems

This is a permanent role with long-term programme funding, offering a genuine blend of impact, stability, and flexibility rarely seen in the DV / eDV space.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, developing and maintaining secure software solutions for high-sensitivity environments.
• Contributing to architecture and technical direction across complex, large-scale systems
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (engineering, security, operations) to deliver robust, production-ready features.
• Building high-quality, well-tested code using modern engineering practices and tooling (CI/CD) automation, code review).
• Working within strict security, compliance and assurance frameworks required for DV / eDV-cleared projects.

What we’re looking for

You don’t need the “perfect CV”, but you must already hold active DV or eDV clearance.

• Strong background as a Software Engineer (senior-level or above) in complex, mission-critical systems.
• Experience with at least one modern language commonly used in secure environments (e.g. Java, Python, C++, Go, C# or similar).
• Solid understanding of secure coding principles, systems design, and high-availability architectures.
• Comfortable working in highly regulated environments with strict controls around data, access and change.
• UK national with current DV or eDV clearance in place, this is essential for interview and onboarding.