Java Software Engineer

BAE Systems; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Java Software Engineer to improve code coverage and enhance testing capabilities on backend services. The role involves collaboration with Software Engineers, refactoring existing code, and ensuring high-quality testing standards. Candidates should have strong Java skills and experience with relevant testing frameworks. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing for work flexibility and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plan

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrates skill and adeptness in team collaboration and technical discussion.
• Continually increases personal understanding of test frameworks and engineering practices.
• Works with Software Engineers to guide effective testing.

Responsibilities

• Improve levels of code coverage in backend services.
• Identify areas of weakness in test suites and improve them.
• Refactor existing code and test code for maintainability.

Skills

Team collaboration

Technical discussion

Java

Junit

Spring Framework

Problem-solving

Test automation

Tools

TestContainers

ToxiProxi

Job description

Java Software Engineer

Location(s): London or Leeds

Grade: GG09-GG11

Referral Bonus: 5000

What You’ll Be Doing

• Improve levels of code coverage in Cerberus Rules backend services
  • Primarily making use of Java (17), Junit (5), Spring Framework and Spring boot (3.x)
• Identify areas of weakness in existing test suites and make appropriate improvements
• Contribute to reduction in defects found in preSIT environment by increasing test coverage and quality
• Run spikes/Proof of Concept work to identify better ways of testing (e.g. TestContainers and ToxiProxi)
• Refactor existing code to make it easier to test
• Refactor existing test code to improve maintainability and readability

Skills & Experience

• Produces or validates the schedule and effort estimate for each performed task
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of schedule and endeavours to estimate accurately and deliver according to those estimates
• Demonstrates skill and adeptness in team collaboration, technical discussion and negotiation
• Continually increases personal understanding of the test frameworks, technical concepts, methods and measurements that underpin the engineering disciplines and practices of BAE Systems
• Works with Software Engineers to guide and assure their testing
• Works with requirements owners to refine requirements such that they may be proven through testing
• Demonstrates the ability to understand, challenge, contribute or construct functional and non-functional requirements and be capable of building tests in line with the requirements
• Exploits appropriate test methods, languages, libraries and techniques and apply these to software engineering tasks to realise the most effective outcome
• Ensures that all work is consistent with defined standards where standards exist and to withstand professional scrutiny in any case
• Ensures high quality and delivery standards are met and consistently deliver quality test artefacts and reports on time and within estimate.
• Demonstrates the professionalism to reflect on and improve personal performance
• Works as a member of an engineering team, collaborates with other team members and participates in technical discussions and conversations with customers

The Public Sector Team

We work hard and often go the extra mile, but we recognise people’s efforts and that everyone has a life outside of work. We encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offer employee share plan, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits including a green care scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

When applying for this role

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• Provide contact information
• Upload your CV
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire