Job Description
🚨 Contract Opportunity: Application Developer – SC Cleared
📍 Hybrid: 3 days on-site (London SW1A), 2 days remote
📅 Start: ASAP | Contract until March 2026
💼 Outside IR35 | £550 per day
We’re hiring a Developer / Platform Engineer with active SC clearance to help deliver and maintain scalable, secure, and flexible communication platforms for a critical national programme.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of real-time collaboration, containerisation, and infrastructure automation, supporting a big governmental programme focussing on the secured communications platform.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
* Develop and deploy containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes
* Customise and manage stack of secured communications platforms
* Build scalable, secure deployment architectures for real-time communication
* Automate deployments and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD
* Create custom integrations, plugins, bots, and SSO/LDAP connectors
* Harden, secure, and monitor platforms with TLS, OAuth2, RBAC, and Zero Trust principles
* Troubleshoot and support complex platform deployments
* Collaborate with DevOps, AppSec, and engineering teams
* Document everything from architecture and configuration to custom builds
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESFUL
* Strong hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes in live production environments
* Scripting/programming skills – JavaScript/Node.js, Python, or Bash
* Experience with Linux systems, network configuration, and firewalls
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (GitOps, ArgoCD, Helm)
* Experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis and secure back-end infrastructure
✅ Why Apply?
* Collaborate on secure, cutting-edge communication platforms
* Join a critical programme making a real-world impact
* 12-month+ contract with hybrid flexibility
* Outside IR35 | £550/day
* Engage with a modern tech stack and forward-thinking teams
🔗 Apply now or message us directly to learn more.