Software Engineer

Raytheon; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon UK is hiring a Software Engineer for either Manchester or Gloucester in a hybrid pattern. You will be part of a cross-functional software dev team delivering critical software across multiple business areas.

The role requires SC clearance and eligibility to obtain eDV clearance, with DevSecOps practices, AI/ML and geospatial intelligence work underpinning projects in defence and cyber sectors.

Qualifications

• Full-stack experience across a selection of JavaScript frameworks.
• REST API development and OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure).
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Unit testing/automation and testing frameworks (Mocha, Jest, Cypress).

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers.
• Contribute to milestones and project goals.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with peers on technical direction.

Skills

Full-stack

REST API

JavaScript frameworks

Tools

React/NextJS

TypeScript

Python

Java

AWS/Azure

Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift

Terraform/Ansible

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

Mocha/Jest/Cypress

Job description

Raytheon UK have a full time, permanent opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our team on our Manchester or Gloucester sites within a hybrid working pattern.

You’ll be part of our experienced software dev function, working in a cross-functional team, delivering and deploying critical software across a variety of business areas.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to hold SC and be eligible & willing to obtain eDV clearance.

In this area of the business we provide DevSecOps at scale, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber and geospatial intelligence capabilities to support the defence, intelligence and cyber sectors. Collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure, mission critical systems using the latest technologies and innovations.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software using industry best practice
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other engineers
• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with your project
• Contribute to continuous improvement within your team
• Collaborate with your peers on technical direction within your team

Required Skills and Experience

• Full-stack experience across a selection of JavaScript frameworks (React, NextJS), TypeScript, Python, Java
• REST API development & OpenAPI / Swagger
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Containerisation & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Relational Databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
• Elasticsearch / Opensearch
• Unit testing / automation and use of testing frameworks (e.g. Mocha, Jest, Cypress)

We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.