Sanderson Government and Defence are supporting a commercial supplier to government in their search for a Cloud Application Developer to work out of either London, Manchester or Gloucestershire. This client, aside from offering a very strong package, offer an excellent development programme, with a real willingness to support both financially and otherwise.

Tech wise, we have requirement for both Java and Python backend languages, and cloud experience would also be very helpful indeed. AWS is by far the most prevalent, but we will look at individuals with transferable experience in this area.

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop a strong understanding of the business environment, technical landscape, and organisational strategic objectives.
• Advise customers on emerging technologies and best-practice methodologies, designing and delivering innovative, automated solutions to complex challenges.
• Interpret and apply security policies, ensuring all implemented solutions meet required security standards.
• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and resilient systems.

Desirable Skills and Technologies

• Proven experience with cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, React, and Go.
• Experience deploying applications within cloud architectures,
• Hands-on experience with web application services.
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development and Behaviour-Driven Development
• Experience in API design, development, and integration.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability systems.
• Understanding of modern digital delivery processes and agile methodologies.
• Working knowledge of the Atlassian toolset.
• Experience with JavaScript front-end frameworks and core front-end technologies.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming concepts and associated design considerations.
• Knowledge of database schema design and query languages.
• Experience with source control and version management systems.
• Understanding of deploying and configuring AWS components in environments with strict security requirements.
• Awareness of identity, access management, and authentication mechanisms and related security tools.

This role will require you to be willing and eligible to undergo a high level of UK security clearance.

If you’re interested in the above, apply or reach out to [email protected]

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Sanderson are working with a leading financial services organisation that places customers at the centre of its digital strategy. The organisation is continuing to invest heavily in its Digital Experience Platform, creating an exciting opportunity for a Staff Engineer to take on a senior technical leadership role within a growing technology function.

As a Staff Engineer, you will operate at a senior technical leadership level, working across multiple squads to shape architecture, raise engineering standards, and drive the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing digital solutions. This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic influence, acting as a technical authority and escalation point across the value stream.

The Details

• Location: Remote-first, with quarterly on-site workshops/events
• Salary: Up to £84,000
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Key Tech: React, Node, Nest, Micro Frontends (MFE), Backend-for-Frontend (BFF)
• Please note: You must be a UK resident to apply for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple squads, supporting the delivery of complex, cross-cutting initiatives.
• Act as the final technical escalation point, tackling the most complex, high-risk, or ambiguous engineering challenges.
• Apply a strategic, end-to-end view across the platform while remaining hands-on through coding, prototyping, and solution validation.
• Define, own, and present technical solutions in collaboration with architects and senior technical stakeholders.
• Drive architectural alignment and adoption of modern patterns, including Micro Frontends (MFE) and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) approaches.
• Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including security, performance, scalability, and operability.
• Lead improvements to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, engineering quality, and secure delivery practices.
• Mentor and coach engineers, raising the technical bar and promoting engineering best practices across squads.
• Work closely with product, delivery, and technical leadership to shape the technical roadmap and support planning cycles.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience operating at Senior Tech Lead or Staff Engineer level, supporting multiple squads simultaneously.
• Strong hands-on background with React, Node, and NestJS, with the ability to actively code and prototype.
• Deep architectural understanding, particularly across Micro Frontend (MFE) and BFF architectures.
• Experience designing and operating scalable, cloud-native systems.
• Comfortable influencing technical direction and outcomes without direct line management authority.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain complex technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proactive, self-driven mindset with the ability to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities independently.

Apply now or contact [email protected] for further details.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Role: Senior Mobile Applications Developer
Clearance: SC required
Location: Hybrid – up to 2 days onsite in High Wycombe (as required)
Working Pattern: Full-time
IR35: Inside IR35
Start Date: ASAP
Contract End Date: 27 February 2026

Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Mobile Applications Developer to support the ongoing development of existing mobile applications. The role will focus on implementing new features and ensuring applications are updated and compatible with the latest operating system versions.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in iOS development using Swift and UIKit

• Experience with Java

• Ability to work effectively in a secure, collaborative environment

• Active SC clearance is essential

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Senior Software Development Engineer

Location: Malvern, Farnborough and Southampton/Portsmouth (Hybrid working available)
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: SC clearance (or eligibility) required

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a highly capable engineering team delivering complex, mission-critical systems within the defence and national security domain.

You will work on projects spanning the full technology lifecycle – from early proof-of-concept and demonstrators through to fully deployed production systems – across a range of advanced capability areas. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology alongside experienced engineers, scientists and customer stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting the delivery of advanced software projects across multiple technology areas, including RF/Optical Communications, RADAR/Electronic Warfare, GNSS, Cyber/Crypto-Security and Joint Air, Land and Maritime domains

• Designing, developing and testing high-quality software in line with industry best practice

• Applying your expertise across the full software development lifecycle

• Contributing to and influencing systems architecture and technical design decisions

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and customer-facing delivery teams

• Championing modern development practices to enable efficient delivery and high-quality outcomes

• Building strong relationships within the customer community to support ongoing programmes and future growth

Essential Experience

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle with experience delivering complex software systems

• Experience contributing to and influencing systems architecture and design

• Proficiency with Java, Spring, and React

• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)

• Strong background in Agile software engineering practices (Scrum, CI/CD, BDD)

• Experience using Git, GitLab, and Jira to manage and drive development

Location & Working Pattern

This role is based in Malvern, Portsmouth or Farnborough with hybrid working available, depending on project and security requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Matched pension contribution with life assurance

• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days

• Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance and Health Cash Plan options

• Employee discount portal covering insurance, travel, leisure and retail

• Volunteering opportunities and support for the Armed Forces community

Security Clearance

Applicants must hold active SC clearance as a minimum. Existing clearance may be transferable. Due to the nature of the work, nationality or residency restrictions may apply.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

ServiceNow Developer – CSDM / CMDB

Rate – £475 – £525 per day Inside IR35, total to umbrella

Duration – 6 months initial

Location – London (Twice a week on site)

Additional ServiceNow developer resource to complement in-house developer to assist with the Hardware Asset Management and Software Asset Management projects.

What you’ll do over the duration:

• Complete the configuration of:

• the CMDB Health Dashboards
• the default views for each CI Class
• and complete any remaining work related to the CI Class Manager
• Complete any outstanding User Stories for Governance and Compliance, including the new service transition workflow
• Work on integration with the ITSM applications, including Incident and Problem Management, Change Enablement and Request Fulfilment

Strengths and Experience

ServiceNow

• Primarily significant experience of implementing CMDBs
• Experience with CSDM
• Hardware and Software Asset Management implementation
• A thorough understanding of how other applications and modules integrate with the CMDB data

Soft Skills

• Analysis
• Ability to work with business users, talking without non-technical jargon
• Confident when presenting work to small groups of people, including senior managers
• Good at writing technical documents and business processes
• An understanding and experience of working in a formal testing environment

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Software Engineer

Location: Cheltenham

Business Unit: Central Government, Law Enforcement and National Security

Level: Mid-Senior

Employment Type: Permanent

Clearance: Must hold active UK Security Clearance

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading Engineering business seeking experienced Java Software Engineers to help deliver mission-critical capabilities that protect the UK’s security and prosperity. You will work at the intersection of advanced engineering and real-world problem-solving, developing cutting-edge products that counter evolving threats.

Our teams work with leading technologies across AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, supporting customers across the National Security, Defence and Intelligence community. With long-term programmes secured, this is an opportunity to join a high-growth environment with genuine impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable Java applications and microservices using Spring Boot.
• Translating technical designs into clean, test-driven, production-ready code aligned with engineering best practices.
• Building and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating them with databases, messaging systems, and external services.
• Supporting and evolving core architectural components, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborating with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with user and business needs.
• Participating in Agile ceremonies and contributing to technical strategy, continuous improvement, and innovation.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot in enterprise or microservices environments.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, service-oriented architectures, and integration patterns.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and ORM frameworks such as JPA/Hibernate.
• Proficiency with automated testing frameworks and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Familiarity with Maven or Gradle and working across application, service, and data layers.
• Strong documentation and design discipline, with a curiosity for emerging Java and backend technologies.

Why Join?

You’ll be part of a trusted engineering organisation with over 60 years of heritage in sensors, communications, cyber, AI and ML. They solve complex challenges that make a tangible difference protecting people, platforms and missions, today and for the future.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Location: Gloucester (Hybrid)
Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits and Bonus
SC clearance required to start.

Applicants must be a sole British national due to the nature of the work being within National Security

What you’ll be doing

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you’ll build cutting-edge products that protect people, platforms, missions, and information from evolving threats.

You’ll collaborate directly with customers, help shape technical strategy, and apply emerging technologies to complex, operational challenges – bringing the physical and digital worlds together.

Key responsibilities

• Develop clean, secure, test-driven code

• Produce high-quality technical designs and documentation

• Build solutions that are open, reusable, and scalable

• Translate logical designs into robust, real-world implementations

• Work with both established and emerging technologies to identify the right patterns

• Integrate APIs, UIs, data stores, and backend services

• Maintain and enhance data pipelines, data stores, and REST APIs

• Contribute to Agile delivery and team ceremonies

• Support teammates in understanding new API features and impacts

• Work closely with user researchers to represent real user needs

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Location: Gloucester (Hybrid)
Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits and Bonus
SC clearance required to start.

Applicants must be a sole British national due to the nature of the work being within National Security

What you’ll be doing

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you’ll build cutting-edge products that protect people, platforms, missions, and information from evolving threats.

You’ll collaborate directly with customers, help shape technical strategy, and apply emerging technologies to complex, operational challenges – bringing the physical and digital worlds together.

Key responsibilities

• Develop clean, secure, test-driven code

• Produce high-quality technical designs and documentation

• Build solutions that are open, reusable, and scalable

• Translate logical designs into robust, real-world implementations

• Work with both established and emerging technologies to identify the right patterns

• Integrate APIs, UIs, data stores, and backend services

• Maintain and enhance data pipelines, data stores, and REST APIs

• Contribute to Agile delivery and team ceremonies

• Support teammates in understanding new API features and impacts

• Work closely with user researchers to represent real user needs

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Application Security Analyst – SQL

Rate- £500 – £550 Inside IR35 total to umbrella

Location- Bristol twice a week on site

Duration- 6 months

The Role:

We’re working with a global organisation that is seeking an Application Security Consultant to support a long-standing, business-critical payments product within their Global portfolio.

The focus of this role is a legacy IHCM application. The application is built on a Microsoft technology stack, including SQL Server and holds sensitive employee base data, making internal access control and data security a key priority.

This is a non-hands on development role, ideal for someone with strong technical understanding who can bridge the gap between product, security and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Product Leads and stakeholders to understand current application capabilities and limitations
• Review and assess internal application security, with a strong focus on user access and data access management
• Advise on improvements to user profiles, access rights and permission models
• Help define and design grouped access, restricted profiles and role-based access across different customer and user categories
• Provide clear, practical security recommendations that balance usability, compliance and risk
• Support the business in evolving legacy security processes without disrupting core product functionality

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience as an Application Security Consultant, Product Security Specialist or similar
• Strong understanding of application-level security, particularly user access management rather than external cyber threats
• Experience working with legacy systems and complex, long-established products
• Solid technical knowledge of Microsoft-based applications (e.g. SQL Server, enterprise apps)
• Comfortable influencing without coding – able to translate technical concepts into business-focused recommendations
• Background in financial services, payments or regulated environments is highly desirable

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Sanderson are working with a leading financial services organisation that puts customers at the centre of its business. The company is going through a period of impressive growth across their technology team, creating opportunity to work on challenging projects and contribute to the development of its digital platforms.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising cloud-native applications and content-driven experiences using TypeScript, Node.js, and React. You will be a technical leader within a cross-functional team; shaping architecture, driving engineering best practice, and helping to accelerate the organisation’s transition to a modern CMS ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and maintain full-stack applications using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Provide technical direction by contributing to design decisions, architectural options, and solution trade-offs.
• Lead improvements to automated testing practices, ensuring robust unit, integration, and E2E test coverage.
• Drive enhancements in CI/CD, release pipelines, and DevOps workflows to enable rapid, reliable delivery.
• Mentor, coach, and upskill engineers while promoting high-quality engineering standards across the team.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience with Node.js, React, and Next.js.
• Professional experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, and modern web application architecture.
• Experience with mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
• Excellent collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and in a team.

This is a full-time, permanent role offering a starting salary up to £80,000 (DOE) and a remote-first working model.

Please Note: You must be a UK resident to apply for this role.

Apply now or email [email protected] for more details.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.