You'll work as a Senior Software Engineer in a team that solves mission problems using cutting-edge technology, innovation, and partnerships to keep the UK safe. Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to build close relationships and influence leaders. Your work will directly or indirectly help keep the UK safe.
Job Details
Salary: £46,448 - £55,412 dependent on skills and experience
Flexible Working: We offer a strong work-life balance and support full-time, part-time, and flexible hours
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll work with and often lead a team using your experience of a range of software engineering methods. You'll bring fresh ideas to the team, influencing leaders and working diligently to build close relationships with customers and stakeholders.
You'll be responsible for:
* Setting the standard for what good looks like and sharing digital and innovative ways of working
* Sharing knowledge and mentoring other colleagues
* Reviewing pull requests and defining review, branching and deployment strategies
* Assisting key projects and influencing the wider engineering community
About You
We welcome applications from experienced candidates who currently work within a related role, such as:
* Multi-skilled Software Engineering, Cloud Engineering and Security, UX, Site Reliability Engineering, Front-End design, Agile, Solution Architecture, RF Software Engineering, Data Engineering, and Machine Learning Operations
You don't need to be the "finished product", but we'll want you to show us your potential and aptitude. You may have experience working in, and leading, Agile project teams.
Training and Development
We'll invest in your skills and adapt to the way you like to learn. You'll have access to mentors and subject matter experts, and you'll be encouraged to drive and shape your own personal development.
Training covers a multitude of software disciplines, including:
* Front end design, RF Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Engineering, Solutions architecture, Machine Learning Operations, UX, Agile, Cloud Engineering & Security
Benefits
You'll receive:
* A starting salary of £46,448 - £55,412 dependent on skills and experience
* An additional one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500
* 25 days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
* Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
* Interest-free season ticket loan (parking and travel)
* Excellent pension scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Paid parental and adoption leave
About GCHQ
GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats.