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. The Software Engineer will also assist in support of wider business objectives exploring new technologies for product creation, development and R&D to grow our software development capability stream; and provide support to existing software projects as required. Duties: Software Engineer actively undertaking software development in a small team Designing and implementing software changes through change control process as part of spiral development Continuous improvement of Software Engineering capabilities, maintaining a leading edge capability Active participant in the delivery and assurance of software work packages and following software engineering process and best practice Working with other project team members, through the planning and delivery of installation tasks and projects The provision of software engineering technical input into bid preparation and contracts Ongoing review and improvement of policies, standards and procedures for software engineering activities Support project software requirements including supporting customer and other stakeholder meetings as required

Degree Qualified (BSc or equivalent) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience Experience 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) process Proven track record with creating and maintaining servers, primarily those with versioning control, Bugzilla and automated testing capabilities Strong experience of software development lifecycle processes, ensuring both a quality of process and firm traceability from requirements to implementation Experience of creating and managing cloud-based big data solutions desirable Proven track record of working collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders