Principal Software Engineer

Cirrus Selection Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Cirrus Selection Limited in Bristol is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with expert RTI DDS and distributed systems experience to shape the architecture, design and evolution of mission-critical software used in advanced defence systems. This is not a coding factory role.

You will influence software architecture, drive core communications and data models, and provide technical leadership across multiple software teams, working with architects, leads and systems engineers to ensure robust

Qualifications

• Experience with RTI DDS and data distribution in distributed systems.
• Experience designing within complex engineering environments.
• Ability to lead software architecture decisions across subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve RTI DDS based communications frameworks
• Design and maintain system-wide data models and IDL definitions
• Support software architecture decisions at system and subsystem level
• Define command and control interfaces across distributed systems
• Create reusable software component templates and design patterns
• Provide technical guidance to software engineering teams
• Drive best practice across software design, integration and implementation
• Support the development of high-integrity, mission-critical software

Skills

RTI DDS

Distributed systems

Software architecture

IDL design

System integration

Command and control systems

Technical leadership

Software lifecycle

Cross-team communication

Job description

Principal Software Engineer

Based in Bristol

Salary up to 70,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Want to work on complex software that sits at the heart of advanced defence systems?

We're looking for an experienced Software Engineer with strong RTI DDS and distributed systems experience to help shape the architecture, design and evolution of mission-critical software used within complex command and control environments.

This is not a coding factory role.

You'll influence software architecture, drive the development of core communications and data models, support system-level design decisions, and provide technical leadership across multiple software teams.

You'll work closely with architects, technical leads and systems engineers to ensure software, middleware and communications frameworks continue to support highly capable, real-world defence systems.

What you'll be doing

• Developing and evolving RTI DDS based communications frameworks

• Designing and maintaining system-wide data models and IDL definitions

• Supporting software architecture decisions at system and subsystem level

• Defining command and control interfaces across complex distributed systems

• Creating reusable software component templates and design patterns

• Providing technical guidance to software engineering teams

• Driving best practice across software design, integration and implementation

• Supporting the development of high-integrity, mission-critical software

You'll need experience in most of the following

• RTI DDS or Data Distribution Service middleware

• Distributed systems design and development

• Software architecture within complex engineering environments

• IDL design and data modelling

• System and subsystem integration

• Command and control systems

• Technical leadership or senior software engineering responsibilities

• Working across the full software development lifecycle

• Communicating effectively with software engineers, architects and systems engineers

You’ll stand out if you have experience in

• Defence, aerospace or other highly regulated industries

• Real-time systems

• Mission systems

• Complex systems integration

• Safety-critical or high-integrity software environments