Lead Software Engineer

Permanent

Lead Software Engineer

Software Engineering

Gloucester

We’re expanding our team in Gloucester and have multiple opportunities for talented Lead Software Engineers to join us across a variety of Defence, Cyber and Intelligence programmes. A key requirement of this role is the ability to obtain and maintain a high‑level security clearance. If you do not currently hold the required clearance, we can support you through the application process.

At Lockheed Martin, you’ll work on meaningful, cutting‑edge projects while developing your skills through exceptional training and development opportunities. We believe in a healthy work–life balance and offer flexible working arrangements alongside a strong benefits package to support your wellbeing inside and outside of work.

You may choose to specialise in a specific area or work across multiple software development disciplines, particularly within the Cyber domain.

As a Staff Software Engineer
, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting edge Dev Sec Ops  software systems and applications. You’ll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures in the UK.

Typically, you will be involved in one or more of the following:

• Planning, conducting and coordinating software development activities.
• Working with customers and key stakeholders to identify requirements and advise on and influence the adoption of suitable architectures and solutions.
• Design and development of tests to debug software.
• Working with customer requirements that are to be programmed into business/mission applications, whilst utilising the appropriate standards, processes and tools throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Mentoring of junior engineers.
• Analysis of system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
• Championing automation in the form of IaC, CI/CD and test automation.

If you’re passionate about software engineering and eager to take your career to the next level,
we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join our team and embark on an exciting journey of innovation and growth.

• Expert knowledge of current Java.
• Proficient in another language such as Python, C++, JavaScript, Type Script, React.
• Experience of developing on Linux.
• Advanced understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit (Jupiter).
• Expert with Git version control.
• Proficient in Agile Development using SCRUM.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle/ Relational Databases and/or Mongo.
• Experience of Git Lab CI/CD Pipelines.
• Experience of Apache NiFi.
• Experience in the use of Atlassian Suite - Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.
• Experience of Elasticsearch and Kibana.
• Advanced knowledge of Hibernate.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate, IAM, S3, Lambda.
• Experience of CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments.
• Experience of developing software for cloud deployment – specifically AWS.
• Experience developing software for microservice and or serverless architectures.
• Understanding the development challenges moving on‑prem workload to cloud.

We would love to hear from you if you have any of the following Qualifications or

Certifications:

• Oracle Java Certification.
• AWS Certification.
• ISTQB Certification.
• OSCP Certification.
• CCNA Certification.

Job Reference Number

18056

Salary Range

£79,000 - £98,000 + Comprehensive Benefits + Bonus

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

DV

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be…