Senior Software Engineer V03796

Senior Software Engineer - 12 month contract - Portsmouth - £67.02ph UMB or £50.79ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

Key skills required for this role

Software engineer, Python, Software Developer

Important

Senior Software Engineer

Role:

• The purpose of the role is to perform Software Design, Development, Documentation, Integration and Test activities within the Autonomy team of Underwater Battlespace & Autonomy (UWB&A) within Products. The applicant will be capable of working independently with limited technical direction or as part of a small team working under the Nautomate Scrum Master.
• Requires a depth and breadth of software knowledge gained through education and work experience in order to apply principles and concepts in the software discipline or technical area.
• Requires the ability to develop new software, modify existing software and diagnose and identify emergent technical issues, document, and investigate to find an appropriate solution in existing software.

Knowledge:

• Excellent software coding, integration and testing skills.
• Good experience in writing multi-threaded applications.
• Experience of configuration control systems.
• Experience of test driven development would be advantageous.

Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of programming languages, Object Oriented programming and design patterns with a minimum of 3 years of C++ experience and a minimum of 5 years software development experience.
• Experience of Python would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of MQTT or any message broker is desirable.
• An understanding of the Linux Operating System is desirable.
• An understanding of the Eclipse development environment is desirable.

Qualifications:

• Ideally BEng/BSc in Computer Science or other relevant Engineering or numerate subject (technology, engineering or science related discipline).
• CEng or equivalent level of capability, or working towards CEng status.

Security Level: BPSS + ITAR

In addition, this role involves direct and/or indirect access to ITAR Material which means there are restrictions. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.