Great ideas come from different minds. That’s why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background — and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most.

And as the challenges evolve, so do we — working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Cyber Software Engineer

Are you ready to make a real impact? At the forefront of national security, Roke is a trusted partner delivering mission-critical solutions that protect the UK and its interests.
Step into a mission-critical role where your expertise in Cyber and Software Engineering directly contributes to national safety, resilience, and technological advancement.

This is your opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in Operational technology, Secure Systems, Communications, AI and Cybersecurity - helping to shape the future of national security.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Research. Dive deep into existing and emerging technologies. You will work alongside one or more of our teams to understand threats, evolve capabilities and innovate new solutions.
• Design, prototype, build and test. Challenge your creativity. Our customers have novel requirements. The tools you build will ultimately help protect lives and our National Security.
• Advise. You will act as a trusted advisor, in a position that demands integrity. There are roles available for a wide range of experience and responsibilities.

What You’ll Bring:

• You will apply your experience to mission-led programmes. You will have skills in a number of the areas below:
  Software analysis and reverse engineering of compiled or interpreted code that could be obfuscated or defensively structured in various tools such as Ghidra or IDA pro.
• Linux-based operating system internals, security architecture and hardware abstraction.
• Use of virtualisation, emulation and containerisation for accelerated development, automated testing and DevOps.
• Use and deployment of AI-based systems for software development, analysis or Agentic solutions.
• Engineering software from design to delivery in modern IDEs and languages, using Agile delivery.
• Creating tested and testable code. Integrating with automated verification systems, CI and CD pipelines.

Why Join Roke?
You’ll work with smart, supportive people on projects that genuinely matter, in an environment that values technical excellence, collaboration and continuous learning. We invest in your growth, value diverse thinking and offer flexible working alongside a strong benefits package (including 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays). Roke combines a 70+ year heritage with the agility to make a real impact.

Location
Romsey – a unique Manor House site near the New Forest and south coast, with on-site parking and gym. A free minibus service runs between Romsey station and the office. Relocation packages are available for suitable candidates.

Clearance
Due to the nature of this role, we require you hold or to be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance.