Software Engineer – SC Cleared

Searchability; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency is looking for a Software Engineer to join their Operations and Maintenance team in Harrogate. This role involves monitoring system performance, investigating anomalies, and implementing improvements. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and demonstrate leadership in high-pressure situations. Experience with Linux and tools such as Jira and Confluence is preferred. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in critical systems performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or Master's with relevant experience.
• Proven project leadership in high-pressure environments.
• Experience leading briefs for decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system performance and prepare status reports.
• Investigate system anomalies and implement improvements.
• Support system configurations and develop standard procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Scripting (Python, Perl)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Atlassian (Confluence, Jira)

Linux OS

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Operations and Maintenance team in Harrogate, reporting to the Head of System Operations. You’ll be part of a highly skilled team responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and readiness of critical systems.

Our division delivers innovative, reliable, and secure solutions to national and international customers across defence, civil, and commercial sectors. If you’re driven by challenges, thrive in complex environments, and want to make a tangible impact, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system and subsystem performance, preparing regular status reports


• Investigate and respond to anomalous system behaviour


• Implement performance improvements via scripting and procedure updates


• Assist in developing standard operating procedures and redundancy management documentation


• Support system reconfiguration and non-routine operations


• Monitor equipment health to maintain the highest level of mission readiness


• Undertake core skills training and follow-on advanced development


• Work a non-traditional schedule, including occasional 12-hour shifts and weekend

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with relevant experience or Master’s in STEM with relevant experience


• Ability to thrive as both a leader and a technical contributor


• Experience leading briefs and providing solutions to decision-makers


• Proven project or team leadership experience in complex, high-pressure environments

Preferred

• Operations or systems/software engineering experience


• Linux OS and scripting skills (Python, Perl)


• Experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira)


• Experience in geographically distributed teams


• Knowledge of Flask Web Framework or Jupyter Notebooks