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Women in Tech UK

Software Engineer (DV Security Clearance)

On site

London, United Kingdom

Full Time

14-04-2025

Job Specifications

Position Description

CGI's Space, Defence, and Intelligence business unit is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technical solutions that address the most complex challenges faced by government agencies. Our mission-critical systems are custom-built to ensure security, reliability, and innovation, helping our clients protect the nation and its people,

This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage with groundbreaking technologies in a dynamic and rewarding environment. At CGI, we are deeply committed to the growth and development of our team members, offering extensive learning opportunities to help you stay at the forefront of an ever-evolving technology landscape. Our culture values innovation, collaboration, and ownership, making it an ideal environment for self-motivated individuals to thrive.

Please note, due to the highly secure nature of the project, this role is open only to UK Nationals who hold or are eligible for High-Level Clearance (HLC). While there is some flexibility for remote or hybrid work, onsite attendance at the specified location(s) will be required for secure system access.

Your future duties and responsibilities

As a Software Engineer in our Secure Innovation & Advisory division, you will play a key role in delivering innovative solutions to help safeguard our country. You will work closely with clients to exploit new and bespoke technologies, providing them with a competitive advantage. The systems you develop will be built for performance, security, reliability, and scalability, leveraging modern CI/CD tooling and practices.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Collaborating with clients to understand and meet their technology needs.
Design, develop, and deliver secure software solutions using the latest technologies.
Work within an Agile environment to meet tight project deadlines while maintaining high-quality output.
Contribute to system architecture, design, and technical documentation, including LLDs, user guides, and release notes.

Requirements

We are heavily committed to developing our members and will provide excellent learning and development opportunities to ensure that your knowledge and skills keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. We engender a culture of innovation, collaboration and ownership; highly motivated self-starters thrive within our organisation. Although we would like candidates to have all the mandatory requirements, we would consider high quality individuals who meet most of the criteria:

Containerisation/Container Security
Microservice Architectures
API Development, REST, Swagger, OpenAPI, gRPC
Cloud platforms and technologies, AWS, (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, EKS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Cloud native Apps, Kubernetes, OpenShift, MicroK8s
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation & configuration management
Ansible (plus Puppet, Saltstack), Terraform, CloudFormation
NodeJS, REACT/MaterialUI (plus Angular), Python, JavaScript
Big data processing and analysis, e.g. Apache Hadoop (CDH), Apache Spark
RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian or Ubuntu.
Java 8, Spring framework (preferably Spring boot), AMQP - RabbitMQ,
Open source technologies
Experience of Agile software development (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, etc)
Experience writing technical documentation such as LLDs, user guides, release notes etc
Requirements analysis.
Software technology knowledge.

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because...

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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