Senior Software Engineer - SC Cleared

In this role you drive architectural direction for secure, scalable cloud and on‑premises solutions. You’ll collaborate with clients and cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into practical tech capabilities, while upholding security and governance. You will own key architectural decisions, manage technical debt, and lead incident response and continuous improvement. Join a supportive, growth‑oriented culture that values ownership and collaborative problem solving.

• competitive salary
• excellent pension
• private healthcare
• share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

• Lead or support architectural design for cloud and on‑premises solutions
• Arbitrate architectural decisions and technical direction
• Identify and prioritise technical debt, FinOps and SecOps improvements
• Establish and maintain technical governance across the product lifecycle
• Engage with Information Assurance, policy and compliance stakeholders
• Shape capabilities aligned with technical strategy and roadmap
• Coordinate and lead technical incident response and post‑mortem improvements
• Support requirements gathering and shaping of new/existing capabilities

• Architecture experience at SFIA Level 4 or 5 with ability to lead complex design activities
• Strong understanding of cloud and traditional infrastructure architectures, including security and scalability
• Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to influence design choices
• Knowledge of secure solution design, governance, information assurance and regulatory compliance
• Experience identifying technical debt and opportunities to improve performance, security and cost efficiency
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Experience in incident resolution, root cause analysis and service improvement
• Current UK Security Check (SC) clearance or eligibility; DV desirable
• Location: Gloucestershire or within commutable distance

• Strong communication
• Collaborative stakeholder management
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Software architecture
• Cloud and on‑premises architectures
• Security and regulatory compliance