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About the Role
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining critical infrastructure. You'll work across exciting, complex projects, building stable solutions with real-world impact. You will also provide strong leadership, guiding your team through technical and delivery challenges to meet customer needs.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the team’s deliverables, working closely with the Scrum Master to define the best path forward.
- Contribute across the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements and design through implementation, testing and deployment.
- Collaborate with product teams, front-end engineers and QA to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Mentor and guide junior developers, contributing to team capability and skill growth.
Requirements
- Experience as a Software Developer with strong focus on one of the following: Backend Java development (Spring Boot, Maven) or Frontend development (React, npm).
- Proven experience designing, developing and deploying scalable backend systems.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, containerisation, deployment technologies and cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS).
- Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills, ideally gained in an agile environment.
- Must be British National for clearance type.
- Must be able to currently hold the Highest Level of UK Government security clearance.
Skills
- Backend Java development
- Spring Boot
- Maven
- Frontend development
- React
- npm
- CI/CD
- Containerisation
- Deployment technologies
- Cloud platforms
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS
- Agile environment
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 10% travel
Experience Level
- Lead
Salary/Compensations
- £63,000 - £94,000 DOE
Benefits
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working and an optional compressed fortnight
- Private healthcare
- Cash health plan
- Holiday buy/sell scheme
- Career development programmes and specialist training
- Performance-based bonuses
About the Company
- At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future.
- Every day we help build a more secure and connected world across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace.
- The work we do together matters.
- Every voice matters. You can bring your authentic self to work and be part of an inclusive community supported by employee-led groups and partnerships that champion diversity, mental health and service leavers.
- Shape your career with diverse roles, mentoring, training opportunities and the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life.
- We invest in your wellbeing, growth and future.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.