Software Engineer – Shared Infrastructure

BAE Systems; Ewell; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and security company in the UK is seeking a Software Engineer with significant experience in C# and a focus on development and testing. The role involves implementing updates, conducting technical analyses, and participating in integration and testing of software products. A competitive salary of up to £58,000 is offered, along with a pension scheme and additional benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Software Engineer focusing on development and testing using C#.
• Ability to document low level design and rationale solutions.
• Experience working in a large, complex multi-project environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement fixes and functionality updates of relevant software products.
• Carry out technical analyses and prepare reports with recommendations.
• Prepare designs in line with specifications and quality standards.
• Address operational problems and develop solutions.
• Participate in the integration and testing of software products.
• Develop, integrate, and test software products in line with processes and quality requirements.

Skills

C#

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)

Powershell

Unit, regression and system testing

Agile development process

Job description

Responsibilities

• Implement fixes and functionality updates of relevant software products in line with project priorities
• Carry out relatively complex technical analyses and investigations, including evaluation and selection of technical options, and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability
• Prepare and develop designs in line with specifications and all quality and technical standards, and carry out design appraisals in assigned areas to ensure all standards are maintained
• Address operational problems or developments and develop and prepare solutions, individually or as a member of a project team
• Participate in the integration and testing of software products on local target rigs
• Undertake design, development, integration and test of the assigned Software Products in line with all relevant processes and quality requirements under the direction of the Software Engineering team leaders
• Ability to operate in a large, complex multi-project environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Software Engineer with particular focus on development and testing using C#
• Experience in the following categories:
• WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)
• Powershell
• Unit, regression and system testing
• Previous experience working with Agile development process
• Able to document low level design and rationale solutions

Inclusion

We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Security Requirements

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: Up to £58,000 dependent on skills and experience, as well as a competitive pension scheme. BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.