Software Engineer

The Software Engineer will work within the Systems and Software team in the Programmes area of STS Defence, developing and maintaining software throughout the Software Development Lifecycle from requirements elicitation, through to in service delivery.

The post will provide hands on software development on projects for key stakeholders undertaken by the company.

This includes responsibility for developing and managing code, writing documentation and working with other engineering peers to working to relevant quality standards across the software team.<br />The Software Engineer will also assist in support of wider business objectives exploring new technologies for product creation, development and R&amp;D to grow our software development capability stream; and provide support to existing software projects as required.<br />Duties:<br />Software Engineer actively undertaking software development in a small teamDesigning and implementing software changes through change control process as part of spiral developmentContinuous improvement of Software Engineering capabilities, maintaining a leading edge capabilityActive participant in the delivery and assurance of software work packages and following software engineering process and best practiceWorking with other project team members, through the planning and delivery of installation tasks and projectsThe provision of software engineering technical input into bid preparation and contractsOngoing review and improvement of policies, standards and procedures for software engineering activitiesSupport project software requirements including supporting customer and other stakeholder meetings as requiredSkills/Qualifications:<br />Degree Qualified (BSc or equivalent) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experienceExperience with C++, C#, Java, and web development (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.)Exposure to other embedded development (Linux, bash/shell scripting, terminal command-line scripts, Qt/QML)Strong experience architecting cradle-to-grave software solutions including Technology Readiness level (TRL) processProven track record with creating and maintaining servers, primarily those with versioning control, Bugzilla and automated testing capabilitiesStrong experience of software development lifecycle processes, ensuring both a quality of process and firm traceability from requirements to implementationExperience of creating and managing cloud-based big data solutions desirableProven track record of working collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholdersAdditional InformationSECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level.

Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.