Senior Engineer (Software Assurance)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join their Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline in York. The successful candidate will engage in software lifecycle management for railway projects and provide technical support throughout various phases.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science, strong skills in software requirements management, and knowledge of relevant standards. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and infrastructure design.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with EN 50128 and EN 50657 standards.
• Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide software technical support across Railway projects.
• Support technical activities from planning to software maintenance.
• Conduct independent reviews or software assurance activities.

Skills

Software lifecycle(s)

Software design and architecture principles

Software Testing knowledge

SW Requirements Management

Software Configuration Management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline. This position will suit a committed and ambitious engineer who can demonstrate strong interpersonal skills combined with commercial awareness and the ability to play their part in growing a dynamic high-performance team.

Missions / Main Duties

Working with the Team Lead (Security and Software Assurance) to provide the following to our clients, including:

• Software technical support and independent services across a number of Railway projects.
• Support technical activities from planning phase up to Validation and SW maintenance, and support the system level, including the definition of an appropriate software acceptance plan for complex systems.
• Independent reviews or software assurance activities/acceptance, including gap analysis and incident investigation.

Profile / Skills

Essential

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering or similar
• Software lifecycle(s)
• Software Planning (SQAP, SV&VP and SCMP)
• SW Requirements Management
• Software design and architecture principles and techniques
• Traceability management
• Software Change Management
• Software Testing and principles knowledge
• Software Verification and Validation
• Software Configuration Management
• EN 50128 and/or EN 50657 knowledge

Desirable

• IEC/EN 61508 knowledge
• EN 50716 Knowledge
• IEC 12207 Knowledge