Software Engineer (Java)

We are looking for Software Engineers (Java) to support our customer in the Defence sector. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the client project that you support.

The Software Engineer will play a vital role in the Software Development Life Cycle by ensuring that software solutions are developed in line with defined processes and industry standards to ensure the reliability, safety, and security of software products., * Designing, coding, testing, configuring and supporting fully integrated software solutions that meet customer needs and our own high standards.

• Working closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers and Architects to support the development and review of functional design specifications, high-level system architectures and interface designs.
• Contributing to scrum teams, attending project reviews and ensuring work adheres to established software engineering processes and methodologies
• Take pro-active ownership of all allocated tasks, delivering on time and within budget.
• Understand and adhere to design decisions
• Work with Technical Leads to ensure that all work produced is `designed to cost'
• Adopt the agreed business processes

• A BEng/BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in computing or a computing-related subject, or an alternative qualification with relevant experience.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in Java
• Significant Java development experience, supported by strong design principles.
• Previous experience of undertaking a senior role within a software development team. or have an aspiration to undertake a senior role within a software development team, with a proven ability to deliver successful software.
• A deep understanding of configuration management, change control and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins and a passion for producing clean code

Desired Skills

• Spring, Camel, JPA, Sencha, JavaScript, React
• Web services design and development
• Agile methodologies, i.e. SCRUM
• Luciad or ESRI
• Continuous integration and automated test tools
• HCI/Ux design
• Military software development
• Experience of relational databases and SQL

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges

• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects

• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses

• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme , sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!

• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible

• Communicating and promoting vacancies

• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job

• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required

• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.