Software Engineering Manager

Software Manager (SC Cleared)

Location: Andover / Bristol (2 days onsite per week)

Contract: Outside IR35

Rate: £400 per day

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required (must be current)

My client is seeking an experienced Software Manager to lead the administration, optimisation, and ongoing evolution of a secure software delivery environment supporting complex, mission-critical engineering programmes. This is a hands-on leadership role combining software platform management, DevSecOps enablement, governance, and stakeholder coordination across secure delivery teams.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the software delivery ecosystem

Software Platform Management

• Lead the setup, administration, and continuous improvement of software engineering platforms and toolchains, including Git-based repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and artifact management systems.
• Manage user onboarding
• Ensure platform availability
• Support containerised and cloud-native environments using technologies such as Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift.
• Oversee integrations with observability and monitoring tooling including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and related platforms.

DevSecOps & Automation

• Drive automation initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar scripting technologies.
• Support secure build, test, and deployment pipelines across development teams.
• Implement vulnerability remediation, patching, and configuration management practices.

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain audit trails, governance documentation, and operational standards.
• Ensure software environments align with secure engineering, accreditation, and compliance frameworks.
• Support secure software development practices

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for platform and tooling issues.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, security teams, and programme stakeholders.

Support roadmap development

Required Experience

• Strong background administering GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Nexus, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with DevOps automation, infrastructure-as-code, and secure platform administration.
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems

Desirable

• Experience working on UK Defence, government, or other secure programmes.
• Knowledge of secure accreditation, governance, and operational assurance processes.

All candidates must provide:

• SC Clearance Status (Active only)
• SC Clearance Expiry Date