Backend Software Engineer – National Security (eDV Cleared/ Green Badge)

Company: Forward Role
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Location: Cheltenham
Job Description:

Backend Software Engineer – National Security (eDV Cleared/ Green Badge)

Multiple UK Locations

Working with a specialist engineering organisation delivering mission-critical software solutions across the UK’s National Security sector data, secure systems, and cloud transformation- at a genuinely exciting stage of growth. This is where backend engineering directly underpins secure, high-stakes systems used across UK National Security and Defence

Locations

  • Hampshire
  • Bristol
  • Corsham
  • Gloucester
  • Cheltenham
  • London
  • Manchester

Rates

  • Competitive (£50k- £85k), dependent on experience and SFIA grading
  • Full details on application

Security Clearance

  • Active eDV clearance required

The Role

  • Design and build backend services and APIs underpinning secure, mission-critical systems
  • Work across the full backend stack – from data layer to service architecture
  • Opportunities across Java, Python, C++, C#, and Go – open to your strongest language and stack
  • No siloing into legacy maintenance only – genuine scope to shape architecture and technical direction
  • Active support to upskill in areas like AWS or Kubernetes
  • Secure, mission-critical environments throughout

Progression & Culture

  • Career progression based on technical remit and impact, not years served
  • Flatter structure with a genuine team culture – not lost in a large hierarchy
  • Real technical ownership and influence over how problems get solved, not just what gets built

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Posted: September 4th, 2026