Full Stack Software Lead

Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most.

And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Full Stack Software Lead - National Security Business

Join our growing?team and help strengthen the UK's safety and resilience.

We're?a leading?technology and engineering?company supporting customers across?National Security,?Defence?and?Intelligence, delivering systems that?operate?in the most demanding and sensitive environments.

As a Full Stack Software Lead, you'll deliver mission critical solutions for National Security customers - building products that protect people, platforms, missions and information against evolving threats.

You'll help customers use data to improve mission outcomes, lead teams hands on, and mentor others while working at the forefront of innovation.

What you'll be doing:

• You'll lead a team delivering valuable increments across back end technologies.
• Partner with engineering and customer technical leaders to shape the roadmap.
• Turn user needs into epics/stories and define effective ways of working.
• Build secure, maintainable software using test driven practices.
• Select suitable patterns across established and emerging technologies.
• Convert designs into working implementations and document to required standards.
• Develop and maintain APIs, UI components and data pipelines within existing data infrastructure.
• Lead and contribute to agile ceremonies (stand ups, refinement, planning, demos).
• Keep the team aligned on upcoming features, impacts, and user needs., Based in our Manchester office and customer sites for high side integration/deployment. Limited hybrid working may be possible, subject to project needs and may vary between assignments.

• Back end: Java (Spring Boot) and/or Go.
• Front end: React or Vue.js.
• Testing: JUnit/Jest/Cypress (or equivalent).
• Tooling: GitLab/Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, GitLab CI/Argo CD/Jenkins, Jira/Confluence.
• Experience leading agile teams (Scrum Master training desirable).
• Use of AI tools to support development (e.g., IDE assistants, chatbots, agentic workflows).
• Able to learn new technologies quickly., Valid?eDV?clearance?is?required?for this post. If?you are?eligible but?don't?hold?eDV,?please explore other engineering roles via?Roke's Careers?Page. Eligibility details?can be found on?gov.uk.