Senior Developer

SC Cleared Senior Full Stack Developer Contract: 3-Month FTC Location: Remote – UK Sector: Public Sector Clearance: Active SC Clearance required Start: ASAP The Role We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Senior…

Job type Temporary
Posted 14 September 2026

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SC Cleared Senior Full Stack Developer

Contract: 3-Month FTC
Location: Remote – UK
Sector: Public Sector
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Start: ASAP

The Role

We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Senior Full Stack Developer to join a public sector project on an initial 3-month FTC.

You will be working within an established delivery team, designing and developing secure, scalable applications and services. The role requires strong hands-on experience across Python, Java and AWS, with the ability to work across the full development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, develop and maintain full-stack applications and services.

* Develop backend services and APIs using Python and Java.

* Build and deploy solutions within AWS cloud environments.

* Develop and integrate REST APIs and microservices.

* Produce clean, secure and well-tested code.

* Support CI/CD, automated testing and deployment processes.

* Work closely with DevOps, Cloud, Architecture and Delivery teams.

* Contribute to technical design, code reviews and Agile ceremonies.

* Troubleshoot technical issues across applications and integrations.

* Ensure solutions meet security and public sector engineering standards.

Essential Skills & Experience

* Current and active SC Clearance.

* Strong commercial experience as a Senior/Full Stack Developer.

* Strong Python and Java development experience.

* Strong hands-on AWS experience.

* REST APIs and microservices.

* JavaScript/TypeScript with React, Angular or similar.

* SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

* Git, CI/CD and automated testing.

* Docker/containerisation experience.

* Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Desirable

* Previous UK Government/Public Sector experience.

* GDS experience.

* Terraform/CloudFormation.

* Kubernetes.

* Serverless or event-driven AWS architecture.

* Experience working within secure or regulated environments.

3-Month FTC | Remote | Public Sector | Active SC Clearance Essential

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