Sanderson Government and Defence

Agile Business Analyst

AI Automation Generative AI

A digital business analyst consultant role at a UK digital transformation and consulting firm, working with clients to identify AI and data-driven opportunities, embed automation and generative AI into digital products, and deliver insight-led user experiences in agile settings.

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Data Architect - Active SC, DV Clearable - Perm

Lead/Senior Data Architect role supporting a specialist public-sector data modernisation organisation. The person designs complex data architectures, working remotely while SC-cleared and 4 days a week on-site in Cheltenham once DV-cleared; active SC clearance with DV eligibility is mandatory.

91K – 130K £

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Cyber Security Risk Consultant

Cyber Security Risk Consultant - SC cleared Location: Remote (Occasional UK travel) Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 Benefits About the Role The Cyber Security Consultant will support the…

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Software Engineer (Principal & Lead) - Perm - SC & DV

Principal or Lead Software Engineer role (via Sanderson Government & Defence) helping a specialist UK public-sector client lead data modernisation. Remote while SC-cleared, moving to 4 days on-site in Cheltenham once DV-cleared. Salary: Lead £90k–£100k; Principal £110k–£130k.

90K – 130K £

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Firmware Engineer

A permanent firmware engineering role in Malvern, UK, building solutions for defence and critical national infrastructure programmes (MOD, nuclear, utilities) at a large consultancy. Requires MOD DV or eDV security clearance eligibility and sole UK nationality.

Firmware

50K – 90K £

DevOps Lead Engineer

Agile AKS Automation AWS Azure +16 skills

Hands-on DevOps lead role delivering secure Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure, IaC, and CI/CD for a UK defence programme, based 90% onsite at St Paul's, London. Requires technical leadership across cloud security, Kubernetes, and observability tooling, plus an active eSC security clearance.

Lead Network Engineer DV Cleared

Lead Network Engineer Salisbury 3-4 Days Per Week Onsite Inside IR35 Open Rate Active DV Clearance Required Are you an experienced Lead Network Engineer with a strong background in secure, complex network environments?…

AWS Data Engineer - Secure environment

Agile AI Analytics Athena AWS +9 skills

An AWS Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains a secure, scalable data platform for a UK government client in Cheltenham, working on data pipelines, data modelling, and performance tuning. Core stack includes AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, Athena, Glue), Python, and SQL/NoSQL databases; enhanced DV clearance and sole British nationality are mandatory.

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Data Engineer (SC Cleared)

Athena SQL Stakeholder Management

Contract Data Engineer on a UK government programme in London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office), acting as the bridge between business and technical stakeholders: using SQL and Athena to query, validate and map data, document business rules, and QA analyst work. Live SC clearance is essential.

60K – 75K £

Python Developer

API AWS Azure Cloud Django +8 skills

Sanderson Government and Defence is hiring a Python Developer in London to build, maintain, and improve software applications — writing clean Python code, troubleshooting issues, joining code reviews and testing, and producing documentation. Requires basic Python, OOP, SQL, and Git; Flask/Django, REST APIs, AWS/Azure, and automated testing are pluses.

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ML Engineer

6-month contract (£750/day, Inside IR35) for an experienced ML Engineer on a high-profile government/defence programme in West London (2 days onsite, BPSS required). The role designs, builds, trains and optimises machine learning models powering large-scale personalisation and customer-facing products.

Machine Learning

750 – 750 £ / day

DevOps Lead Engineer

DevOps Lead Engineer supporting a high-profile UK defence programme, delivering secure cloud infrastructure and platform services in a highly regulated environment. Hands-on leadership role requiring strong Azure expertise and active eSC clearance, based 90% onsite at St Paul's, London.

Cloud DevOps

DevOps Engineer

Agile Azure Cloud DevOps Infrastructure as Code

A DevOps Engineer designing, building, and maintaining secure Azure cloud environments for a major UK Defence programme, working in an Agile team with Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices. Hybrid role in London, inside IR35, requiring active SC clearance.

DevOps Lead Engineer

Automation AWS Azure Cloud Cloud Security +1 skills

A hands-on DevOps Lead Engineer role supporting a high-profile UK defence programme, delivering secure cloud infrastructure and platform services in a highly regulated environment. Core tech includes Azure, AWS, automation and cloud security, with 90% onsite work at St Paul's, London and an active eSC clearance required.

Solutions Architect

Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design Design end-to-end technical architectures for complex digital services and software solutions Produce high-quality artefacts including architecture diagrams, models, and…

Java Engineer

Agile AWS Bash GitLab Helm +10 skills

Java engineer joining a Core Modernisation team in Telford, working in agile Scrum squads alongside Java, front-end and quality engineers to modernise and enhance legacy services and deliver scalable, reliable applications. Core stack is Java, Spring Boot and JUnit, with AWS/Kubernetes tooling desirable.

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Machine Learning Engineer - SC (DV Clearable) - Perm

Machine Learning Engineer (multiple headcount) with a specialist technology company serving government/defence sectors, based in Cheltenham or London on a hybrid 4-days-on-site pattern. Requires SC clearance eligibility (willing to go through DV) and sole British nationality; pays £54,000–£64,000.

Machine Learning

54K – 64K £

Python Developer

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API AWS Azure Cloud Django +8 skills

Sanderson Government and Defence is hiring a Python Developer to build, maintain, and improve software applications. Day to day involves writing clean Python code, troubleshooting issues, code reviews, testing, and documentation, using Python, SQL databases, and Git, with Flask/Django and cloud exposure as pluses.

OpenAI Engineer (Cyber Security)

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OpenAI Engineer (Cyber Security) - SC Cleared Remote | SC Cleared | Up to £445 per day (IR35) Are you passionate about applying cutting-edge AI technologies to solve real-world cyber security challenges? We are looking…

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