Back End Software Engineer – SC Cleared

Back End Software Engineer – SC Cleared

Contract | Remote (occasional London travel) | 450/day (inside IR35)

We’re recruiting on behalf of a major government technology programme for a senior software engineer to help design and evolve high-performance, cloud-based systems that support critical public services. This is a hands-on technical role with real influence – you’ll contribute to architecture decisions, mentor colleagues, and own complex integrations end-to-end. Working within an Agile squad, you’ll lead technical design discussions, manage CI/CD pipelines, and play an active role in incident and change management, all within a modern Azure cloud environment.

What you’ll need

• Angular – component architecture and state management
• Node.js – async programming and API/backend services
• Azure – designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure
• Terraform – infrastructure as code and environment automation
• Jenkins – CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Git – branching strategies and collaboration workflows
• Jira & Confluence – Agile delivery and documentation
• Current active SC Clearance

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