Lead Software Developer (SC Cleared)

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

Overview

We are looking for a Lead Software Developer to design, build, and maintain high-quality software to help UK government clients solve problems and deliver value for citizens and the public sector.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary agile team, delivering user-centred digital services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and accessibility requirements.

This is a hands-on technical role operating within structured and governed environments where security, performance, accessibility, and reliability are critical to service success.

The role will support the development of a modern digital system that enables secure, reliable, and efficient processing and exchange of information between government services and external organisations, helping to provide customers with a seamless experience across digital and other service channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development across one or a small number of related teams.

• Guide how teams work, including engineering practices, ways of working, and quality standards.

• Be proficient across a wide range of technical systems and identify the right tooling and approaches.

• Make architectural and build-vs-buy decisions in collaboration with the Technical Architect.

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring across the engagement.

• Contribute to the Scrumconnect developer community and promote the adoption of good practices.

• Act as a senior on-call responder and drive long-term resilience improvements.

Required Skills & Experience
You'll be working with:

• Java 21

• Spring Boot

• PostgreSQL

• AWS (EKS, RDS, MSK)

• Terraform

• GitHub Actions

• Splunk

• Grafana

We're looking for:

• Strong experience designing, building, and operating production software systems.

• Confident with modern development standards, including test-driven development, continuous integration/continuous deployment, and code review.

• Understanding of information security principles and secure-by-default engineering.

• Experience with systems design and integration in complex environments.

• Comfortable supporting services in production, including on-call participation, incident response, and observability.

• User-focused mindset and experience collaborating with designers and product colleagues.

• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery models, such as Scrum and Kanban.

• Experience working on high-volume transactional digital services, or strong evidence that you can ramp up quickly.

Desirable Experience

• Domain knowledge of UK tax administration.

• Experience in regulated public-sector or financial-services environments.

• Open-source contributions to government engineering ecosystems.

• Active community-of-practice contribution, such as talks, blog posts, or internal teaching.

Location and Working Pattern

Hybrid working: On-site presence typically 3 days per week.
Location: Swansea
Duration: Permanent

How We Work

It is our mission to make digital easy - through intelligent systems that predict needs, automate complexity, and drive measurable value for the citizens and organisations we serve.

Our Values

Collaboration
We are stronger as a team than as individuals. We tackle problems and celebrate wins together.

Create Value Early
We find the quickest route from idea to product because customers rely on us to do what's best

Integrity

Teamwork requires trust. We can always be relied upon to uphold the highest standards.

Commitment
No matter what, no matter how, we will always give our 100% to keeping our promises and achieving our goals.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements.

As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.