Date Posted:

2026-01-26

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GB-LAN-MANCHESTER-140 ~ 5 Exchange Quay ~ RCC EXCHANGE, Levels 7&8

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Senior Software Engineer

Gloucester or Manchester based

SC clearance, eligible for DV

Raytheon UK have a full time, perm opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team on our Gloucester or Manchester sites.

You'll be part of our experienced software dev function, working in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across a variety of business areas.
 

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to be willing to attain an eDV clearance.
 

This area of the business we prove DevSecOps at scale, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber and geospatial intelligence capabilities to support the defence, intelligence and cyber sectors. Collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure, mission critical systems using the latest technologies and innovations.

Responsibilities

Design and build software using industry best practiceCollaborate with stakeholders and other engineersContribute to the completion of milestones associated with your projectContribute to continuous improvement within your teamCollaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required Skills and Experience

Experience of working in an Agile delivery teamCloud services (AWS or Azure)Containerisation and Orchestration (Docker / Kubernetes / Openshift)Elasticsearch/OpensearchRelational Databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)GolangJavaScript frameworks – React, NextJSTypeScriptREST API developmentUse of Code repositories, familiarity with branching strategies, pull requests and merge processes.

Nice to have Skills and Experience

Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)PythonOpenAPI/SwaggerTesting experience (e.g. Mocha, Jest)

Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

Competitive salaries.25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)Company bonus scheme (discretionary)6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.Enhanced sick pay.Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

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