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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Unitedkingdom
- **Location:** Gloucester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, Elasticsearch, Hibernate (Java), Identity and Access Management, Junit, MongoDB, Oracle (Applications), Scrum Methodology, Mockito, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Git, Atlassian Tools, AWS Fargate, Apache Nifi, Bitbucket, Functional Programming, Kibana, Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/lead-software-engineer/46388364

## About the Role

ready to 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 appropriates 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. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing cutting edge DevSecOps software systems and applications. You'll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures in the UK. If you're passionate about Software Engineering and eager to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you! Required skills, qualifications, & experiences:
Expert knowledge of current Java. Experience of developing on Linux. Advanced understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5.x (Jupiter). Expert with Git version control. Proficient in Agile Development using SCRUM. Advanced knowledge of Oracle/ Relational Databases and/or Mongo. Experience of GitLab 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr



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