Our client is a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy with over 250 staff, providing expert services in architecture, building surveying, project management, cost consultancy, M&E, structural engineering, and sustainability. They are at the forefront of delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions for the built environment, working with public and private sector clients across the UK. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Retrofit Assessor to join their South East London office, focusing on residential retrofit projects across London to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in existing housing stock. Retrofit Assessor - Salary & Benefits Salary: 35,000 - 42,000 (DOE). Hybrid working 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service). Birthday leave. Buying & selling annual leave scheme. Life assurance cover (4x annual salary). Pension scheme with a 4.5% matched contribution (salary sacrifice). Bonus payments for employee referrals. Medicash Health Cash Plan, including: 24/7 employee assistance helpline. Reimbursement for medical expenses (dentist, opticians, physiotherapy, prescriptions, etc.). Discounted gym membership. Virtual GP access. Mental health and stress support. Digital physiotherapy services. SkinVision App for skin health monitoring. Additional shopping discounts (mobile phone contracts, insurance, holidays, etc.). Access to in-house mental health first aiders. Flexible core working hours (10:00 AM - 4:15 PM within a 7.25-hour workday). Agile working policy (minimum one day in the office per week, subject to business needs). Professional development and one-to-one career support scheme. Reimbursement of professional membership fees. Two CSR days per year for volunteering or community work. 50 contribution towards each charity event participated in. Retrofit Assessor - Job Overview Conducting retrofit assessments on residential properties across London. Gathering data on building fabric, heating systems, ventilation, and energy efficiency. Producing detailed reports and recommendations in line with PAS 2035 guidelines. Working closely with retrofit coordinators and design teams to develop improvement strategies. Engaging with stakeholders, including local authorities, housing associations, and private clients. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and sustainability targets. Supporting the delivery of net-zero carbon and energy efficiency projects. Retrofit Assessor - Job Requirements Qualified Retrofit Assessor (Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor or equivalent). Experience in conducting retrofit assessments and preparing reports. Strong understanding of PAS 2035 and energy efficiency standards. Excellent data collection, analytical, and reporting skills. Proficiency in retrofit assessment software and Microsoft Office. Strong communication skills and ability to engage with multiple stakeholders. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across London. This is an exciting opportunity for a Retrofit Assessor to join a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to improving residential sustainability and energy efficiency across the built environment. With a strong commitment to professional development, work-life balance, and employee wellbeing, this role offers long-term career progression in a growing sector. Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.
Apr 26, 2025
Full time
Our client is a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy with over 250 staff, providing expert services in architecture, building surveying, project management, cost consultancy, M&E, structural engineering, and sustainability. They are at the forefront of delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions for the built environment, working with public and private sector clients across the UK. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Retrofit Assessor to join their South East London office, focusing on residential retrofit projects across London to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in existing housing stock. Retrofit Assessor - Salary & Benefits Salary: 35,000 - 42,000 (DOE). Hybrid working 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service). Birthday leave. Buying & selling annual leave scheme. Life assurance cover (4x annual salary). Pension scheme with a 4.5% matched contribution (salary sacrifice). Bonus payments for employee referrals. Medicash Health Cash Plan, including: 24/7 employee assistance helpline. Reimbursement for medical expenses (dentist, opticians, physiotherapy, prescriptions, etc.). Discounted gym membership. Virtual GP access. Mental health and stress support. Digital physiotherapy services. SkinVision App for skin health monitoring. Additional shopping discounts (mobile phone contracts, insurance, holidays, etc.). Access to in-house mental health first aiders. Flexible core working hours (10:00 AM - 4:15 PM within a 7.25-hour workday). Agile working policy (minimum one day in the office per week, subject to business needs). Professional development and one-to-one career support scheme. Reimbursement of professional membership fees. Two CSR days per year for volunteering or community work. 50 contribution towards each charity event participated in. Retrofit Assessor - Job Overview Conducting retrofit assessments on residential properties across London. Gathering data on building fabric, heating systems, ventilation, and energy efficiency. Producing detailed reports and recommendations in line with PAS 2035 guidelines. Working closely with retrofit coordinators and design teams to develop improvement strategies. Engaging with stakeholders, including local authorities, housing associations, and private clients. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and sustainability targets. Supporting the delivery of net-zero carbon and energy efficiency projects. Retrofit Assessor - Job Requirements Qualified Retrofit Assessor (Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor or equivalent). Experience in conducting retrofit assessments and preparing reports. Strong understanding of PAS 2035 and energy efficiency standards. Excellent data collection, analytical, and reporting skills. Proficiency in retrofit assessment software and Microsoft Office. Strong communication skills and ability to engage with multiple stakeholders. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across London. This is an exciting opportunity for a Retrofit Assessor to join a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to improving residential sustainability and energy efficiency across the built environment. With a strong commitment to professional development, work-life balance, and employee wellbeing, this role offers long-term career progression in a growing sector. Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Requisition ID: R Category: Engineering Location: London, London, United Kingdom Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Clearance Type: Highest Level of Government Clearance Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time Positions Available: 1 Salary: £92,000 - £138,000 Closing Date - Monday 24th March Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow. We call it Defining Possible. This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it's the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. So, what's your possible? Opportunity: This is more than just a job; it's a mission. As a Principal Cloud Solutions Architect working within the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) you will be bringing your knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Entra to the projects and programmes of Northrop Grumman and our customers. You'll have the chance to consult, design and build systems as part of our Secure Sovereign Landing Zone, delivering mission impact throughout both our Defence and Cyber & Intelligence businesses. From complex C4ISR systems in service with the Royal Navy, to specialist Defence, intelligence and information systems, Northrop Grumman is a trusted mission partner delivering technology projects at scale and pace. "Working in the Cloud Centre of Excellence places you at the heart of Northrop Grumman's continued push to become a cloud centric defence company. On a daily basis CCoE Architects can pivot from building next generation defence system, to helping software developers configure and make the most of new cloud tools. As well as, building proof of concept systems and working closely with cloud suppliers to ensure we stay at the cutting edge!" Responsibilities: Working with stakeholders to capture functional and non-functional requirements, in line with overarching project goals. Designing and building compliant, sovereign and secure cloud solutions using Infrastructure as Code techniques and DevSecOps tooling. Producing both high- and low-level designs for Azure and hybrid-cloud systems. Mentoring, training and inspiring both engineers and management to adopt cloud solutions and embrace emerging technologies. Benefits: We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruitment team. We are looking for: Extensive experience working within Microsoft Cloud Architecture / Systems Design, Deployment and Administration, with recent roles in Technical or Team Leadership positions. Microsoft Certified in both Infrastructure and Security pillars, with experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions. Extensive experience of administration of Linux and Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments. Extensive experience of designing, deploying and troubleshooting IP networks, in on-premises, cloud and hybrid architectures. Extensive experience of Infrastructure as Code development in languages such as Powershell, Python, Typescript and Bash. Experience in using Architectural Methodologies & Frameworks (e.g. TOGAF). Experience of working in highly regulated and secured environments. Security clearance: You must be able to gain and maintain the highest level of UK Government security clearance. Our requirement team is on hand to answer any questions and we will guide you through the process. Why join us? Be part of our global team of 100,000 colleagues - The possibilities for your future career are only limited by your drive. Whether you're looking for a hands-on internship or your next leadership position, we have career opportunities across the world. Northrop Grumman continues to expand and broaden our presence in global markets and strengthen our partnerships with local industry. A mission to believe in - Every day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world, expanding our reach from land, sea, and air to space and cyberspace. From engineering data and intelligence solutions, to developing maritime navigation and control systems and innovating command and control systems for the UK and NATO, what we do together matters. A place to belong and thrive - Every voice matters at our table meaning you can bring your authentic self to work. From our Employee Resource Groups backed by thousands of employees, to sponsoring Cheltenham Pride and our partnerships with Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers, Forces Transition Group, Mind, and Women in Defence - we are passionate about growing and supporting our inclusive community where everyone can belong. Your career, your way - Shape your career journey with diverse roles, mentorship, and development opportunities that fuel your curiosity, channel your expertise and nurture your passion. Looking for flexibility? Balance your professional career with your personal life, health and wellbeing benefits, discount schemes, pension benefits and investment in your future development. Speak to our team to find the balance that's right for you. Ready to apply? Yes - Submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by our team and we will be in touch. Possibly, I'd like to find out more about this role - Reach out to our team for more information and support. No, I don't think this role is right for me - Our extensive UK growth means we have exciting, new opportunities opening all the time. Speak to our team to discuss your career goals. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Requisition ID: R Category: Engineering Location: London, London, United Kingdom Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Clearance Type: Highest Level of Government Clearance Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time Positions Available: 1 Salary: £92,000 - £138,000 Closing Date - Monday 24th March Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow. We call it Defining Possible. This mind-set goes beyond our customer solutions; it's the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. So, what's your possible? Opportunity: This is more than just a job; it's a mission. As a Principal Cloud Solutions Architect working within the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) you will be bringing your knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Entra to the projects and programmes of Northrop Grumman and our customers. You'll have the chance to consult, design and build systems as part of our Secure Sovereign Landing Zone, delivering mission impact throughout both our Defence and Cyber & Intelligence businesses. From complex C4ISR systems in service with the Royal Navy, to specialist Defence, intelligence and information systems, Northrop Grumman is a trusted mission partner delivering technology projects at scale and pace. "Working in the Cloud Centre of Excellence places you at the heart of Northrop Grumman's continued push to become a cloud centric defence company. On a daily basis CCoE Architects can pivot from building next generation defence system, to helping software developers configure and make the most of new cloud tools. As well as, building proof of concept systems and working closely with cloud suppliers to ensure we stay at the cutting edge!" Responsibilities: Working with stakeholders to capture functional and non-functional requirements, in line with overarching project goals. Designing and building compliant, sovereign and secure cloud solutions using Infrastructure as Code techniques and DevSecOps tooling. Producing both high- and low-level designs for Azure and hybrid-cloud systems. Mentoring, training and inspiring both engineers and management to adopt cloud solutions and embrace emerging technologies. Benefits: We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruitment team. We are looking for: Extensive experience working within Microsoft Cloud Architecture / Systems Design, Deployment and Administration, with recent roles in Technical or Team Leadership positions. Microsoft Certified in both Infrastructure and Security pillars, with experience of designing, deploying and administering cloud based solutions. Extensive experience of administration of Linux and Windows Operating Systems within large corporate environments. Extensive experience of designing, deploying and troubleshooting IP networks, in on-premises, cloud and hybrid architectures. Extensive experience of Infrastructure as Code development in languages such as Powershell, Python, Typescript and Bash. Experience in using Architectural Methodologies & Frameworks (e.g. TOGAF). Experience of working in highly regulated and secured environments. Security clearance: You must be able to gain and maintain the highest level of UK Government security clearance. Our requirement team is on hand to answer any questions and we will guide you through the process. Why join us? Be part of our global team of 100,000 colleagues - The possibilities for your future career are only limited by your drive. Whether you're looking for a hands-on internship or your next leadership position, we have career opportunities across the world. Northrop Grumman continues to expand and broaden our presence in global markets and strengthen our partnerships with local industry. A mission to believe in - Every day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world, expanding our reach from land, sea, and air to space and cyberspace. From engineering data and intelligence solutions, to developing maritime navigation and control systems and innovating command and control systems for the UK and NATO, what we do together matters. A place to belong and thrive - Every voice matters at our table meaning you can bring your authentic self to work. From our Employee Resource Groups backed by thousands of employees, to sponsoring Cheltenham Pride and our partnerships with Association For Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers, Forces Transition Group, Mind, and Women in Defence - we are passionate about growing and supporting our inclusive community where everyone can belong. Your career, your way - Shape your career journey with diverse roles, mentorship, and development opportunities that fuel your curiosity, channel your expertise and nurture your passion. Looking for flexibility? Balance your professional career with your personal life, health and wellbeing benefits, discount schemes, pension benefits and investment in your future development. Speak to our team to find the balance that's right for you. Ready to apply? Yes - Submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by our team and we will be in touch. Possibly, I'd like to find out more about this role - Reach out to our team for more information and support. No, I don't think this role is right for me - Our extensive UK growth means we have exciting, new opportunities opening all the time. Speak to our team to discuss your career goals. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.
Sr. Applied Scientist, Campaign and Creative We're on a journey to build something new a green field project! Come join our team and build new discovery and shopping products that connect customers with their vehicle of choice. We're looking for a talented Senior Applied Scientist to join our team of product managers, designers, and engineers to design and build innovative automotive-shopping experiences for our customers. This is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer to design and implement the technology for a new Amazon business. We are looking for an Applied Scientist to design, implement and deliver end-to-end solutions. We are seeking passionate, hands-on, experienced and seasoned Senior Applied Scientist who will be deep in code and algorithms; who are technically strong in building scalable computer vision machine learning systems across item understanding, pose estimation, class imbalanced classifiers, identification and segmentation. You will drive ideas to products using paradigms such as deep learning, semi-supervised learning, and dynamic learning. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will also help lead and mentor our team of applied scientists and engineers. You will take on complex customer problems, distill customer requirements, and then deliver solutions that either leverage existing academic and industrial research or utilize your own out-of-the-box but pragmatic thinking. In addition to coming up with novel solutions and prototypes, you will directly contribute to implementation while you lead. A successful candidate has excellent technical depth, scientific vision, project management skills, great communication skills, and a drive to achieve results in a unified team environment. You should enjoy the process of solving real-world problems that, quite frankly, haven't been solved at scale anywhere before. Along the way, we guarantee you'll get opportunities to be a bold disruptor, prolific innovator, and a reputed problem solver-someone who truly enables AI and robotics to significantly impact the lives of millions of consumers. Key job responsibilities Architect, design, and implement Machine Learning models for vision systems on robotic platforms. Optimize, deploy, and support at scale ML models on the edge. Influence the team's strategy and contribute to long-term vision and roadmap. Work with stakeholders across science, and operations teams to iterate on design and implementation. Maintain high standards by participating in reviews, designing for fault tolerance and operational excellence, and creating mechanisms for continuous improvement. Prototype and test concepts or features, both through simulation and emulators and with live robotic equipment. Work directly with customers and partners to test prototypes and incorporate feedback. Mentor other engineer team members. A day in the life 6+ years of building machine learning models for retail application experience. PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience. Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language. Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning. Demonstrated expertise in computer vision and machine learning techniques. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience. PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience. Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language. Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc. Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit this link for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Sr. Applied Scientist, Campaign and Creative We're on a journey to build something new a green field project! Come join our team and build new discovery and shopping products that connect customers with their vehicle of choice. We're looking for a talented Senior Applied Scientist to join our team of product managers, designers, and engineers to design and build innovative automotive-shopping experiences for our customers. This is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer to design and implement the technology for a new Amazon business. We are looking for an Applied Scientist to design, implement and deliver end-to-end solutions. We are seeking passionate, hands-on, experienced and seasoned Senior Applied Scientist who will be deep in code and algorithms; who are technically strong in building scalable computer vision machine learning systems across item understanding, pose estimation, class imbalanced classifiers, identification and segmentation. You will drive ideas to products using paradigms such as deep learning, semi-supervised learning, and dynamic learning. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will also help lead and mentor our team of applied scientists and engineers. You will take on complex customer problems, distill customer requirements, and then deliver solutions that either leverage existing academic and industrial research or utilize your own out-of-the-box but pragmatic thinking. In addition to coming up with novel solutions and prototypes, you will directly contribute to implementation while you lead. A successful candidate has excellent technical depth, scientific vision, project management skills, great communication skills, and a drive to achieve results in a unified team environment. You should enjoy the process of solving real-world problems that, quite frankly, haven't been solved at scale anywhere before. Along the way, we guarantee you'll get opportunities to be a bold disruptor, prolific innovator, and a reputed problem solver-someone who truly enables AI and robotics to significantly impact the lives of millions of consumers. Key job responsibilities Architect, design, and implement Machine Learning models for vision systems on robotic platforms. Optimize, deploy, and support at scale ML models on the edge. Influence the team's strategy and contribute to long-term vision and roadmap. Work with stakeholders across science, and operations teams to iterate on design and implementation. Maintain high standards by participating in reviews, designing for fault tolerance and operational excellence, and creating mechanisms for continuous improvement. Prototype and test concepts or features, both through simulation and emulators and with live robotic equipment. Work directly with customers and partners to test prototypes and incorporate feedback. Mentor other engineer team members. A day in the life 6+ years of building machine learning models for retail application experience. PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience. Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language. Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning. Demonstrated expertise in computer vision and machine learning techniques. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience. PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience. Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language. Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc. Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit this link for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Company Overview Veracross provides SaaS-based School Information Systems (SIS) designed to meet the specific needs of independent K-12 schools worldwide. Our one-record solution combines the power of a fully integrated single-record database, personalized communication tools, and an elegant architecture that is unique in our industry. We are a growing, values-led community of 350 employees in the US, UK, and Australia who share a vision to unify school communities, improve the quality of education, and enhance learning. And we're succeeding! As of early 2024, we are supporting 3200+ schools in 60 countries. Veracross is five product brands in one global tech company: Veracross SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform Magnus Health provides cloud-based Student Health Record (SHR) solutions Digistorm connects with their communities through Digistorm Websites, Digistorm Funnel, and Digistorm Apps. Epraise incentivizes student well-being and connects teachers, students, and families. Firefly provides an online learning space for students and teachers About The Team The Veracross Integrated Treasury Management Team helps schools run their finance functions. The team owns all aspects of Veracross's financial suite including accounting, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The Treasury Management team builds solutions that solve problems for the schools' financial departments. We are a team of accounting and payment experts who understand what it takes to build an industry leading solution that helps schools operate effectively. This team focuses on continuous improvement of automated and manual processes in financial functions including but not limited to project work, process engineering, reporting and analysis. Role Summary As a member of the Treasury Management Team, the Accounting Product Manager serves as the leader for all operations, compliance, risk and service-oriented reporting and processes for our accounting platform. In this role, you will lead the roadmap and ideation for our accounting platform that is utilized by k-12 private schools across the globe. Job Responsibilities Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch Translate product strategy into detailed requirements in collaboration with UX and engineering Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI Conduct discovery to uncover high value, unmet market / customer needs; conduct & synthesize competitive analysis Create, manage and present product roadmaps Collaborate with product pricing to determine ideal commercial / GTM plan Track, measure, and report on product performance Gather and analyze feedback from customers and stakeholders Make data-driven decisions to improve products Develop content for executive / board presentations on roadmap and product/market performance Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of accounting product management experience, including at least 2+ years in accounting, with a proven track record of success in scaling and optimizing accounting platforms. Bachelor's degree in Accounting strongly preferred. Would consider a related field (e.g., computer science, business administration, finance) 3+ years of experience in product management with experience working with Mid-Market ERP Systems (i.e. Acumatica, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Intacct, NetSuite, Restaurant365, or similar mid-market ERP software) with experience in product management Quantifiable product success stories Strong understanding of the product development process Experience working with cross-functional teams Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to think strategically and tactically Data-driven decision-making skills Bonus Points Knowledge of fintech, AP/AR, and/or B2B strategy Experience working on a global team Experience in a k-12 private school business office Experience with machine learning and AI A day in the life and how you'll make an impact: Manage and direct the activities of the domestic and international payment operations ensuring continuous, uninterrupted support from critical third parties. Lead production teams within incident management and suspicious activities that include, fraud reporting, loss, disputes, and recovery efforts, and the payment services teams that handle the day-to-day flow of funds including 'unhappy' flows. Collaborate consistently with internal stakeholders, including Risk & Compliance, Customer Experience, Legal, Product, GTM and others to proactively drive performance and manage risk. Execute strategies, resolve issues, and provide support on all operational matters regarding payments to drive operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and enhance the customer experience. Maintain in-depth knowledge of end-to-end transactional flows for payment channels. Keep up to date with industry-accepted best practices for payment processing, understanding current needs and trends, and recommending changes in existing processes as appropriate. Identify and communicate technical and/or business issues and solutions, including troubleshooting and coordinating with cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving issues that impact operations and the customer. Assume direct responsibility for managing vendors and critical third parties to ensure continuous, uninterrupted support. Anticipate emerging risks and mitigate existing risks relative to payment channel operations, prioritize and resolve issues. Benefits 3 weeks of vacation per year 14 paid holidays per year (including the week off between Christmas and New Year's Eve) 56 Hours of paid sick leave annually Top tier benefits - Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield & EyeMed) Veracross LLC Fidelity 401(k) Plan - Managed by Sentinel Benefits Salary at Veracross is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. The compensation range for this position is $180k to $225k (annualized USD) in addition to potential bonus. We value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We seek to infuse diversity and inclusion in everything we do while promoting a culture where differences are embraced as strengths; opportunities are equal and accessible; consideration and respect are the norm; and all team members are supported in reaching their full potential.
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Company Overview Veracross provides SaaS-based School Information Systems (SIS) designed to meet the specific needs of independent K-12 schools worldwide. Our one-record solution combines the power of a fully integrated single-record database, personalized communication tools, and an elegant architecture that is unique in our industry. We are a growing, values-led community of 350 employees in the US, UK, and Australia who share a vision to unify school communities, improve the quality of education, and enhance learning. And we're succeeding! As of early 2024, we are supporting 3200+ schools in 60 countries. Veracross is five product brands in one global tech company: Veracross SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform Magnus Health provides cloud-based Student Health Record (SHR) solutions Digistorm connects with their communities through Digistorm Websites, Digistorm Funnel, and Digistorm Apps. Epraise incentivizes student well-being and connects teachers, students, and families. Firefly provides an online learning space for students and teachers About The Team The Veracross Integrated Treasury Management Team helps schools run their finance functions. The team owns all aspects of Veracross's financial suite including accounting, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The Treasury Management team builds solutions that solve problems for the schools' financial departments. We are a team of accounting and payment experts who understand what it takes to build an industry leading solution that helps schools operate effectively. This team focuses on continuous improvement of automated and manual processes in financial functions including but not limited to project work, process engineering, reporting and analysis. Role Summary As a member of the Treasury Management Team, the Accounting Product Manager serves as the leader for all operations, compliance, risk and service-oriented reporting and processes for our accounting platform. In this role, you will lead the roadmap and ideation for our accounting platform that is utilized by k-12 private schools across the globe. Job Responsibilities Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch Translate product strategy into detailed requirements in collaboration with UX and engineering Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI Conduct discovery to uncover high value, unmet market / customer needs; conduct & synthesize competitive analysis Create, manage and present product roadmaps Collaborate with product pricing to determine ideal commercial / GTM plan Track, measure, and report on product performance Gather and analyze feedback from customers and stakeholders Make data-driven decisions to improve products Develop content for executive / board presentations on roadmap and product/market performance Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of accounting product management experience, including at least 2+ years in accounting, with a proven track record of success in scaling and optimizing accounting platforms. Bachelor's degree in Accounting strongly preferred. Would consider a related field (e.g., computer science, business administration, finance) 3+ years of experience in product management with experience working with Mid-Market ERP Systems (i.e. Acumatica, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Intacct, NetSuite, Restaurant365, or similar mid-market ERP software) with experience in product management Quantifiable product success stories Strong understanding of the product development process Experience working with cross-functional teams Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to think strategically and tactically Data-driven decision-making skills Bonus Points Knowledge of fintech, AP/AR, and/or B2B strategy Experience working on a global team Experience in a k-12 private school business office Experience with machine learning and AI A day in the life and how you'll make an impact: Manage and direct the activities of the domestic and international payment operations ensuring continuous, uninterrupted support from critical third parties. Lead production teams within incident management and suspicious activities that include, fraud reporting, loss, disputes, and recovery efforts, and the payment services teams that handle the day-to-day flow of funds including 'unhappy' flows. Collaborate consistently with internal stakeholders, including Risk & Compliance, Customer Experience, Legal, Product, GTM and others to proactively drive performance and manage risk. Execute strategies, resolve issues, and provide support on all operational matters regarding payments to drive operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and enhance the customer experience. Maintain in-depth knowledge of end-to-end transactional flows for payment channels. Keep up to date with industry-accepted best practices for payment processing, understanding current needs and trends, and recommending changes in existing processes as appropriate. Identify and communicate technical and/or business issues and solutions, including troubleshooting and coordinating with cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving issues that impact operations and the customer. Assume direct responsibility for managing vendors and critical third parties to ensure continuous, uninterrupted support. Anticipate emerging risks and mitigate existing risks relative to payment channel operations, prioritize and resolve issues. Benefits 3 weeks of vacation per year 14 paid holidays per year (including the week off between Christmas and New Year's Eve) 56 Hours of paid sick leave annually Top tier benefits - Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield & EyeMed) Veracross LLC Fidelity 401(k) Plan - Managed by Sentinel Benefits Salary at Veracross is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. The compensation range for this position is $180k to $225k (annualized USD) in addition to potential bonus. We value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We seek to infuse diversity and inclusion in everything we do while promoting a culture where differences are embraced as strengths; opportunities are equal and accessible; consideration and respect are the norm; and all team members are supported in reaching their full potential.
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit someone as a C++ Software Engineer for 12 months. As an C++ Software Engineer the team, develop solutions for the next generation of Air Defence Systems, developing evolving products whilst maintaining our enviable reputation for safety, performance and dependability. Role: C++ Software Engineer Pay 65 per hour via Umbrella Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week,12-month contract Location: Bristol IR35 Status : Inside Security Clearance: SC to start, UK Eyes only project This is a very hands-on role and requires the continued design and development of Command-and-Control architectures, and the instantiations for future products. Perfect for a Software Engineer who is proactive and takes the initiative. Essential Requirements/Skills/Experience A strong background in software engineering, its realisation and system wide impact. Experience of working in C++ Collaborative, open approach to development and can work well in a team and maintain momentum during development. Experience of working across the entire software development process from engaging with requirement authorities to automated target integration and proving, supported with effective documentation Experience of new tools, techniques and approaches that might enable us to evolve our processes to improve our efficiency and sustainability Experience in other languages such as Ada, QT Knowledge of DDS middleware and Real Time Operating Systems Knowledge of standards such as DefStan 00-55, DO-178C or IEC61508 and restricted coding standards such as MISRA C++ If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants. " on Twitter for all of our latest vacancies, news and pictures from our busy UK Head Office. Interact with us using the tag at anytime! Thank you for your follow!"
Apr 25, 2025
Contractor
On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit someone as a C++ Software Engineer for 12 months. As an C++ Software Engineer the team, develop solutions for the next generation of Air Defence Systems, developing evolving products whilst maintaining our enviable reputation for safety, performance and dependability. Role: C++ Software Engineer Pay 65 per hour via Umbrella Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week,12-month contract Location: Bristol IR35 Status : Inside Security Clearance: SC to start, UK Eyes only project This is a very hands-on role and requires the continued design and development of Command-and-Control architectures, and the instantiations for future products. Perfect for a Software Engineer who is proactive and takes the initiative. Essential Requirements/Skills/Experience A strong background in software engineering, its realisation and system wide impact. Experience of working in C++ Collaborative, open approach to development and can work well in a team and maintain momentum during development. Experience of working across the entire software development process from engaging with requirement authorities to automated target integration and proving, supported with effective documentation Experience of new tools, techniques and approaches that might enable us to evolve our processes to improve our efficiency and sustainability Experience in other languages such as Ada, QT Knowledge of DDS middleware and Real Time Operating Systems Knowledge of standards such as DefStan 00-55, DO-178C or IEC61508 and restricted coding standards such as MISRA C++ If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants. " on Twitter for all of our latest vacancies, news and pictures from our busy UK Head Office. Interact with us using the tag at anytime! Thank you for your follow!"
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us . click apply for full job details
Apr 25, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineers Ref. 3452 Department: Technology Roles Location(s): Greater Manchester, Manchester, Samlesbury Job description Salary: £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on experience and including a basic salary and skills payment. Plus, you ll receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500 (£1,750 on arrival and £1,750 on successful completion of probation). There s also the option to qualify for an increased skills payment of up to £19,113 once in-post, following a successful skills assessment. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working can be more restricted, due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. About Us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in finding solutions to mission-critical problems. You ll contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality software products. With your knowledge of various software engineering methodologies, you ll bring fresh ideas and approaches that have a real impact at the heart of our mission to keep the UK safe in the real world, and online. This is a practical role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You might be reviewing pull requests, defining review, branching, and deployment strategies, or working with a range of software engineering frameworks. You operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. Importantly, you ll bring a genuine excitement for discovering new software engineering techniques. You are part of a wider network of peers keen to share experiences, collaborate on projects, and learn from each other. With your experience, you set the standard, share innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. You might lead and mentor a team or be the technical expert within a functioning team, bringing your experience with a range of software engineering methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You engage with both technical and non-technical customers and have a real, positive influence on the wider engineering community. About You As a Senior Software Engineer, you bring knowledge of modern software engineering languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Additionally, you have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Self-motivated and strategic, you act as a bridge between teams and communicate technical information clearly and with confidence. We welcome experienced professionals from related fields, including software engineering, cloud engineering and security, UX, site reliability engineering, front-end design, Agile, solution architecture, data engineering, or machine learning operations. You thrive in environments where creativity and innovation are necessary to solve unprecedented problems. Your work will involve establishing best working practices, delivering high-quality software products, mentoring other colleagues, and staying updated on new and emerging technologies to lead their adoption. Training and Development At GCHQ, we embrace a growth mindset. We re committed to your continuing development and offer tailored support to complement your preferred learning style. You ll be encouraged to dedicate up to 30% of your time to development, innovation, and experimentation. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. From books, online courses, and conferences to hands-on projects supported by our team, we ll provide the resources you need. We ll even provide funding towards formal qualifications. You ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a multitude of software disciplines including Front-End Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security. Additionally, we offer clear career progression paths to help you achieve your professional goals and advance within the organisation. Potential training courses could include: AWS Certified Developer Associate/Professional/AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate/Professional Certified SCRUM Master Microservices Architecture Training Advanced/Software Engineering Patterns Advanced Linux & CLI User Experience Internal Training for example Team Leadership (difficult conversations, leading a team etc.) Cloud Academy / Pluralsight / O'Reilly Subscription Our culture embraces a growth mindset, equality, and encourages teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Join us and help shape the future of national security while growing your expertise in an environment that supports and values you. Plus, as you gain experience and further your knowledge, you ll have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments. Rewards and Benefits You ll receive a starting salary of £48,557 - £57,704, dependent on skills and experience, with an additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays. Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel). Excellent pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Facilities such as a gym and restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations). Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented, in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website: We re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of person-to-person interviews to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are: You can evidence where you ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work. Ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node, Python, Rust. Experience of working in an Agile Technical Project team. Provide evidence of competency as a Software Engineer. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application form sift. Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before You Apply To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here. Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can t take any recreational drugs, and you ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage. 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