Job Specifications
Software Engineer - Mid-Lead Level - Security & Defence
Location: London, Gloucester, or Manchester (Hybrid options available)
Salary: £47,000 - £90,000 + clearance uplift + company bonuses + benefits
Clearance: Active eDV Clearance
Join one of the UK’s most impactful mission-led technology teams and work at the sharp end of national security.
We’re working with a range of defence primes, specialist consultancies, and tech-first SMEs delivering cutting-edge software solutions to protect the UK’s critical assets.
These roles are core to national security, working across projects in cyber defence, secure data systems, threat intelligence, and high-integrity platforms.
What you’ll do:
Design, develop, and maintain secure software systems that meet mission-critical demands
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (DevOps, Data, Cyber, Architecture) to build robust, scalable tools
Engage with clients and security stakeholders to ensure compliance and reliability
Work across a modern tech stack in low-trust, high-sensitivity environments
Contribute to systems architecture, testing, integration, and deployment
Ideal Background:
Strong experience in modern programming languages (Python, Java, Typescript, JavaScript)
Familiarity with secure coding principles and systems engineering
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevOps tooling is a bonus
Comfortable working in agile, iterative environments
Active DV clearance is essential
A passion for mission-focused work and working in a collaborative, accountable team
If you're a software engineer with active clearance, who thrives on purpose, complexity, and technical challenge, let's talk.
Drop a message or email to apply - all conversations are confidential. Jenna@fortice.co.uk
About the Company
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We partner with organisations across consulting and technology , connecting good people to create and scale the businesses shaping tomorrow.
Our team are trusted to deliver critically important projects in both the Public and Private sectors focusing on developing technology to make the UK a safer place.
Brought together through shared values, the team are our greatest asset. As a collective, we subscribe to empathetic...
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