Sanderson Government & Defence

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 wi click apply for full job details

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing machine learning models and algorithms tailored to address specific national security requirements. This position requires expertise in machine learning, data analysis, and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology to advance the mission click apply for full job details

Data Analytics Engineer National Security Business SC clearance required Applicants must be a sole British national due to the nature of the work being wtihin National Security. Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous click apply for full job details

Sanderson are excited to be supporting a leading secure-sector organisation in the search for a 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within a highly collaborative engineering team, working in a fast-moving environment where reliability, trust, and technical excellence are essential click apply for full job details

Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager - MOD DV Cleared Location: Hemel Hempstead Type: 4-5 days on-site IR Status: Inside Rate: £450 - £700 Clearance: Must have active MOD DV Contingency: Must be a sole British National Length: Initial 6 months Sanderson Government and Defence are seeking a GRC Manager for an on-going programme of work with a primary technical supplier into the MOD click apply for full job details

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 click apply for full job details

Role responsibilities: Interacting with project roles as required, to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical context, and organisational strategic direction. Advising our customer on the latest technologies and methodologies, designing and implementing innovative approaches to their problems using automation click apply for full job details

SC Cleared - Security Architect - IR35 TBC Clearance: Active SC Minimum Location :London, 2 days on-site IR35: TBC Rate: £530 - £630 (Varying SFIA Grades) Length: Initial 6 months with scope for extension This is an exciting opportunity to join a large scale digital transformation project in the Public Sector, working with a technical consultancy at the forefront of UK Tech Transformation click apply for full job details

Software Engineer Our new client are expanding their engineering capability and are looking for talented Software Engineers with a strong focus on Java to join a growing team. If you thrive in modern engineering environments and enjoy building scalable, high-quality services, this role will put your skills to work on meaningful, production-grade systems click apply for full job details

Senior Cyber Security GRC Consultant (DV Cleared) Location: Hybrid / East of England - on-site presence required Contract Type: Permanent & Full-time Salary: Competitive + Benefits About the Role As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in delivering Secure by Design risk and security assurance services within MOD and Public Sector environments click apply for full job details

We're looking for an experienced SIEM Technical Consultant to join a high-profile MOD programme, supporting a key transition as an existing on-site consultant steps up into an Architect role. This is a crucial position, ensuring continuity, capability, and momentum across the security operations environment. You'll be working hands-on with the Elastic product suite, configuring, optimising, and ena click apply for full job details

Technical Cyber Security Architect (SC) Remote (UK-based) with occasional travel required Full-time, Permanent - Competitive Salary Security Clearance: Candidates must hold SC level clearance and meet UK residency requirements About the Role We're looking for a Technical Cyber Security Architect to join our client; a leading Cyber Consultancy that's shaping the future of secure digital transformation click apply for full job details

I have several requirements for DV cleared professionals within National Security. There are a range of clients and role types and I am happy to have an initial conversation about what is right for you. These roles will be on a permanent basis and will be based at a client site in Cheltenham. Please note, that due to the nature of these opportunities candidates must already hold DV level security c click apply for full job details

Position: Solutions Architect Location: London 2 days per week onsite Day Rate: £550-£600 inside IR35 (negotiable) SC clearance required We're looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to join a major central government programme on a contract basis. You'll bring strong, broad technical expertise and the ability to shape secure, scalable solutions across complex enterprise environments click apply for full job details

Cyber Security GRC Consultant (DV Cleared) Location: Cambridgeshire / London, Hybrid - c. 3 days minimum on-site presence required Contract Type: Permanent & Full-time Salary: Competitive + Benefits About the Role As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in delivering Secure by Design risk and security assurance services within MOD and Public Sector environments click apply for full job details

Position: System Administrator Location: Stevenage 3 days a week onsite Day Rate: £400 - £500 inside IR35 BPSS clearance required An exciting opportunity to join a leading aerospace and defence organisation as a Systems Administrator, supporting complex engineering environments and mission-critical infrastructure click apply for full job details

Position: VMware Engineer Location: Predominantly remote Day Rate: £500 - £550 outside IR35 Active SC Clearance Required We're seeking an experienced VMware Engineer to support a high-profile central government programme. This role involves designing, building, and securing hypervisor environments, with a focus on ESXi SecHost, vCenter, KVM/Red Hat upgrades, and automation of repeatable build proc click apply for full job details

The Role As a Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and architectures. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand complex data challenges, transform raw data into meaningful insights, and support analytics and reporting. This includes working with batch, streaming, real-time, and unstructured data, applying distributed compute click apply for full job details

Sanderson Government and Defence is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a trusted supplier delivering mission-critical solutions in the defence and national security sector. You will work on leading-edge technologies across AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, developing solutions that protect people, platforms, and information against constantly evol click apply for full job details

Role title: Snr Data Engineer Security Clearance required: SC Clearance IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Pay Rates: £500/d - £525/d Contract length: 6 months Base Location: London - 3/d a week Skills required: - Azure / Azure Data bricks - ADF / ETL - Pyspark / Scala Experience: Experience working on large data sets, and complex data pipelines click apply for full job details