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PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY

TN United Kingdom

Bristol

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Job summary

An innovative firm is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead software development projects in the Defence Industry. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership, ensuring high-quality integration of software components, and mentoring junior team members. With a focus on personal development and a supportive culture, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing company. Join a team that values excellence and innovation while contributing to critical engineering programs.

Benefits

Competitive Employer Pension
Free Fruit, Snacks and Drinks
Flexible Working
Cycle to Work Scheme
Electric Car Scheme
Gym Discounts
Health and Wellbeing App
Investment in Personal Development

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in Systems and Software Engineering for complex projects.
  • Ability to deliver high-level design documentation and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and consultancy for engineering programs.
  • Ensure successful integration of software components into solutions.

Skills

Systems Engineering
Software Engineering
Agile Project Delivery
Telecommunication Systems
Integration of COTS Software
Design Documentation
Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Master's Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

ITIL
OSS / BSS

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PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY, Bristol

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

We’re growing rapidly and are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to embark on a software development project alongside a client from the Defence Industry. The role will put the latest technologies at your fingertips in a talented, collaborative team and high-energy work environment. We want everyone to build a career they can be proud of and will support you in your development from day one. You’ll be happy to work in a team and lead by example, every day.

WE ARE AMDARIS

We fuse together exceptional talent who deliver outstanding software solutions. Our approach has helped us grow 60% in 2021, 94% in 2022 and our future plans are even bigger. With exciting growth plans and cutting-edge projects, there has never been a better time to join our incredible team.

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES

We are seeking an individual who takes ownership and follows through, actively promotes excellence, and is willing to question the existing norms when improvement is necessary. If you are a proactive, outcome-oriented person who aspires to create a beneficial influence each day, this position could be a suitable fit for you.

The main purpose of the role is to provide technical leadership, work closely with project managers to ensure that all 3rd party provided software components have clear acceptance criteria, and are successfully integrated into a solution that meets the design requirements.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will work with cross-functional teams, as well as collaborate with developers and internal teams on current and future roadmaps.

The successful Principal Software Engineer must keep up with emerging technologies, and supervise the activities of less experienced team members or other colleagues to maintain operational feasibility through analysis, problem definition, solution development, and propose a solution.

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide expert software engineering consultancy and leadership to critical engineering programs.
  • Ensure that an assured engineering livecycle is applied, including requirements specification, design, production, test, integration and assurance.
  • Develop delivery strategy, roadmaps and work breakdown structures ensuring work is delivered to requisite time, cost and quality.
  • Representing at stakeholder meetings, Governance forums, Design Reviews and Readiness Assessment activities.
  • Leading and managing teams of engineers.

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER REQUIREMENTS

  • In-depth knowledge and evidence of the application of Systems and Software Engineering processes on large and complex projects.
  • Owning and delivering high level design documentation, roadmaps and statements of work for complex software systems (e.g. in the telecommunication industry).
  • Through-life design, integration and delivery of complex software systems ideally including network management and orchestration, OSS / BSS.
  • ITIL, OSS / BSS
  • Experience in the telecommunication industry.
  • Integrating COTS software products
  • Project delivery in Agile engineering environments.

Other information:

  • As mandatory you will need to obtain BPSS or SC Clearance

LIFE AT AMDARIS

  • Competitive Employer Pension contributions
  • Free Fruit, Snacks and Drinks every week
  • Collaborative environment designed for activity-based working
  • Flexible and Hybrid working
  • Cycle to work scheme, Electric car scheme, Gym discounts and many more flexible benefits to use at your leisure
  • Health and Wellbeing app which offers a variety of tools, mindfulness, and positivity
  • Invest in your personal development through training and qualifications

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom

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