Software Engineer Technician

NPL; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organization seeks a Software Engineer Technician to enhance the UK’s National Time Scale. In this role, you will contribute to producing applications critical to national infrastructure, working alongside scientists and engineers in a collaborative setting while adhering to best practices in software development.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development and engineering practices.
• Capability to work collaboratively in a technical environment.
• Familiarity with documentation and quality control processes.

Responsibilities

• Support application development to meet business needs.
• Collaborate in an Agile team to deliver software products.
• Maintain documentation for team knowledge transfer.

Skills

Agile methodology

Coding practice

Test procedures

Change management

Cyber security principles

Job description

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department is seeking an experienced and practicing Software Engineer Technician.

You will be joining our team at an exciting time - we maintain the UK’s National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale facility that will underpin our Critical National Infrastructure. This will address the risks associated with our dependency on global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS) that are vulnerable to both natural and intentional interference.

As Software Engineer Technician, you’ll enjoy working alongside prominent Scientists and Engineers to support the development of production-ready software to time, quality, and cost.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the development of applications to meet business and service requirements
• Work collaboratively as part of an Agile team to deliver high quality software within expected timeframes
• Ensure software quality by following best coding practice, test procedures, change management processes, and cyber security principles
• Produce and maintain up-to-date documentation of supported applications for knowledge transfer and team resilience
• Continually improve knowledge and skillset, keep abreast of knowledge in your technical area, understand the impact of your work, and communicate opportunities as appropriate