Principal Software Engineer

General Dynamics Missions System International; Blackwood; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and technology company in Blackwood seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead R&D projects in tactical communications. The ideal candidate must excel in Microsoft technologies, particularly C#, and have full lifecycle development experience. This position offers hybrid working, competitive salary of £59,200 to £75,000, plus a range of flexible benefits aimed at career progression and work-life balance. Candidates should be comfortable with security clearance requirements.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Microsoft Windows development, focusing on security and OS architecture.
• Proficient in developing C# applications and Windows components.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and virtualisation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software solutions based on Microsoft technologies.
• Oversee project delivery through development and testing phases.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers to enhance deployed systems.

Skills

Microsoft Windows Platform development

C# (WPF and .Net)

Containerisation and virtualisation

Full development lifecycle experience

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft frameworks

DevOps practices

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 59,200 - GBP 75,000 - yearly

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

This role is for a lead engineer experienced with Microsoft solutions and frameworks including architecting and developing solutions based on these technologies as well as developing applications utilizing the underlying Microsoft ecosystem.

This role requires both working individually and leading a small team of engineers to oversee the project delivery through the full development and test lifecycle.

This role is for a Principal Software Engineer to work primarily on Research and Development projects in the tactical communication domain. The role will entail requirements elicitation, design, peer reviews, implementation, test and delivery for projects of differing maturity levels from prototypes to production quality.

This role requires working collaboratively with other engineers from several functions that are developing and maintaining the currently deployed system

• Strong Microsoft Windows Platform development experience including a good understanding of Windows Operating System architecture, development frameworks, services, and security features
• Recent experience developing C# (including WPF and .Net) software applications or Windows components and services within a software team, with Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft frameworks and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with/ experience of containerisation and virtualisation strategies and their applications; preferably with hands on experience.
• Experience of full development lifecycle

Additional Information

Salary for this position is £59,200 to £75,000 depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email [e-mail] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

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