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Clearswift forms part of the RUAG Cyber Security business unit and the larger RUAG Group - a billion dollar Swiss multi-national organization. With divisions including space, aero structures, and cyber-security, career opportunities span across the group at locations across the globe.

Our customers include some of the largest government departments around the world, including defence organizations, as well as multi-national financial and legal organizations.

Research and Development (R&D) at Clearswift is about delivering innovative quality products and solutions to real customer problems in a timely manner with minimal overheads. We take pride in building the right products and features, and building them right the first time.

>> We know and love our customers, and we bend the reality to take care of their critical information.

At Clearswift, we’re constantly on the lookout for people with the drive and determination to be true Innovators.

Our Mission is to develop and maintain leading cyber security and data loss prevention solutions that protect organisations from cyber threats across their digital collaboration channels.

The Clearswift Research and Development organisation offers the opportunity to become part of our world-class company in a booming industry, working with an experienced team that thrives on our company values – Collaboration, Visionary Thinking and Hi h Performance.

Are you ready for the Challenge?

Come and join our team!

M I S S I O N L E A D E R

Guy Bunker Chief Technology Officer

Why Choose Clearswift?

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The Vision

We have a dream. A dream, where a group of creative doers scattered around the world, united by a common goal of delivering the best solutions guarding customers’ critical information, work relentlessly to solve real-world customer problems in other-worldly ways. We do whatever is required, to keep customers happy. In return, they enjoy unparalleled freedoms, huge satisfaction and pride!

The Vision exists, and every day we see a step made in the right direction gets us closer to it. Whether it’s delivering yet another small, but important feature that customers love, or by moving yet another system to the cloud. The path is long and challenging, but if anyone can walk it – it’s us.

We are determined to ensure that what we build solves the problems of our customers both today and tomorrow, and use a series of market-leading tools to promote visibility of products priorities, roadmaps and methodologies used. Ultimately, we have fun while building products customers love. Ultimately, we have fun while building products customers love, thriving on their positive feedback that we analyse under a microscope and take action on those suggestions that will make legitimate improvement.

Customer Focus

Our People are our biggest strength and we work hard on making The Vision come true. Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose are not just words for us, they are core values at the heart of the R&D department. We encourage an environment of continuous improvement in practices and self-development. We have the opportunity to engage in important work that really improves our working environment and the satisfaction of our customers. As a result, our quarterly surveys regularly highlight the people-focused and people-friendly culture.

Our People

We allocate and proactively encourage each member of the team to use their 10 Innovation Days per year to learn about, or work on, anything they choose related to their career in some way. Our people choose to use these days for anything from fixing annoying bugs in product and development environments, to learning new skills and listening to company-sponsored Udemy courses, to coming up with truly innovative ideas and prototypes that later often become a part of our products. It is one of the most praised benefits of working here.

Technical Lunches are highly encouraged and take place regularly. They feature an abundance of both Dominos pizzas and idea/knowledge sharing. There is not a single team member who would come out of Technical Lunch sessions without having learnt something new from their colleagues.

Thought Leadership

“We’ve built an environment where each person knows exactly what they are doing‚ and most importantly‚ why.''

R E C E I V I N G M I S S I O N D E T A I L S


We recognise that SOLID (not STUPID!) software architecture is crucial to agile product delivery, minimising maintenance overhead and helping frustration-free engineering. We are committed to modernising tools and technology and strive to provide a frictionless development environment. We know that technical debt will leave you technically bankrupt if not managed correctly – so we are relentless in tracking and eliminating it, using modern approaches like micro-services and containers.

Architecture Principles

We use Scrum and Kanban, with a few techniques borrowed from Less. Our sprints are two weeks, ending with a demo or a mini-talk about achievements. We constantly optimise our processes to enable our engineers to focus the most time doing what they enjoy – solving real customer problems using code. Using Scrum and Kanban creates flexibility and variety of work for each team member. Our new starters often say that the way we do Scrum is the best they’ve seen in their careers.

Engineering Approach

We are a Java house, with C++ being the second biggest language. At the same time, Python, C# and even Ruby have been used at different times for various purposes. We are using both Subversion and GitHub, with less and less of the former and more and more of the latter every day. We use Swagger/OpenAPI to define our RESTful APIs, implement them using Spring Boot, build and deploy them using Gradle, Jenkins and Nexus, perform static analysis using SonarQube and Coverity, unit-test them with JUnit and Mockito, and test them BDD-style using Cucumber. Our UI is implemented in JSP, with some GWT, and we are evaluating the move to one of the big three: Angular, React or Vue.

Our products are built on top of RedHat Enterprise Linux, and although many of us prefer other alternatives, ultimately it is what our Customers need that matters. We have a clear technology strategy aimed at optimising the variety of technologies used, maximising the use of open source like Postfix, PostgreSQL, Apache Traffic Server and ActiveMQ, while actively contributing back to the community.

We are big fans of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment and, amongst many others, we use Jenkins, Chef and Github to help us with that.

If you are not afraid of challenges, our ambitious goals and The Vision, then do apply for a role at Clearswift!

Technology Stack


The Case Profile The Environment

''The cybersecurity industry is one of the most exciting and fastest growing around today. Join the journey with Clearswift.”

M I S S I O N L O C A T I O N

Clearswift offers a vibrant and energetic workplace powered by people who have a genuine passion for security innovation and a strong desire to help organisations combat today’s information borne threats.

You’ll thrive in a super-productive team as we develop our world-leading cybersecurity and data loss prevention solutions to ensure our customers can collaborate safely across their digital business collaboration channels.

New joiners are provided with a superior induction/training process that empowers them with the necessary knowledge and support to ensure they have the best possible start in their new role.

The Clearswift headquarters are situated in Theale, United Kingdom, with office in the United State, Germany, Australia and Japan.

Before you begin your mission, there are some important facts to share about the environment you will be operating in.Clearswift has a strong focus on its employees. The organisation offers an excellent health and wellbeing program and lively social gatherings, some of which happen daily around the in-office Foosball table.

The Arlington Business Park offers a unique office environment where you are surrounded by natural beauty as you work. Take your lunch breaks outside on the grass, on a bench seat or under a tree next to the lake. But beware of the ‘not-so-friendly’ encounter with a grumpy swan.

The Business Park hosts its own on-site gym and brand new café with fresh hot meals and Starbucks coffee. And being an easy 8-minute train trip from Reading central to Theale Train Station, commuting to work is a breeze.


Employee Benefits

A multitude of Employee Benefits are on offer. The company won VIB’s 2016 Best Employee Health and Wellbeing Strategy Award which is testament to our ongoing investment in employees and demonstrates our dedication to offering a world-class, wide-range portfolio of benefits, enabling us to attract and retain world-class talent.

From massages, boot camps, sporting events, fruit baskets, Mindfulness sessions and healthcare discounts, Clearswift and its Health and Wellbeing Team work hard to constantly implement initiatives to ensure a happy, healthy, fun and harmonious work place.

Childcare Vouchers Presidents Club Company funded holiday if certain criteria are met

25 Days Holiday per annum Plus buy/sell option

1 Giving Day per year For charitable activities

Game Changer Award £250 Amazon vouchers

Regular Social Activities On and off-site

Onsite Games Room The Hive

R&D Innovation Days 10 days per year

Beer Fridge

I N C O M I N G R E W A R D S

Bike to Work Scheme Bupa Medical and Dental

Pension Scheme Matching scheme up to 5%

Health & Wellbeing Scheme Free fruit, massages, health checks plus more

Permanent Health Insurance Life Assurance 4x base salary

R E C E I V I N G S A F E H O U S E L O C A T I O N


ONE TEAMOne for all, all for one.

Take the time to get to know your colleagues in the Clearswift team and work collaboratively with them for everyone’s success. Share your

wins and your failures with the team; learn from each other. Align your goals with

company goals and support each other always.

CUSTOMER FOCUSED

Deliver care and dedication – always.

Listen to your customer (whether internal or external) and respond to their needs.

Be passionate and driven about your customers’ success – their success is our success. Build great relationships

with your customers. Share your experiences and learnings with

the Clearswift team.

PASSIONATELove what you do, do what you love.

Be open and honest when interacting with your colleagues. Drive your own

path; have fun and enjoy working at Clearswift. Take ownership of everything you do and do it

with passion.

CREATIVEBe brave, be bold.

Continuously look for ways to improve and challenge the ordinary. Don’t be

afraid to experiment and try new things to open new doors for yourself and for

Clearswift. Strive to be the creative game changer.

ONE TEAMOne for all, all for one.

Take the time to get to know your colleagues in the Clearswift team and work collaboratively with them for everyone’s success. Share your

wins and your failures with the team; learn from each other. Align your goals with

company goals and support each other always.

OUR VALUES

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