Senior Software Engineer

2 x Positions available..

Some ad hoc visits to site may be required in the following locations:

New Malden, Filton, Dorchester, Portsmouth, Frimley.

The INTeACT Software Factory Engineer is responsible for supporting the development and ongoing improvements to the Software Factory that is used to develop new INTeACT software product.

The Software Factory provides a suite of tools to support software development within the Combat Systems Product Realisation Group.

The INTeACT New Dev team is developing the next generation cloud-ready open, modular, extensible and readily supportable combat management system software product.

The Software Factory provides implements and encapsulates the processes used for modern, efficient software development using DevSecOps and cloud computing services.

The INTeACT Software Factory Engineer will develop solutions and implement capability to meet the Product Owner's vision. The applicant will also support the downstream integration of the product in an air-gapped environment.

The position holder will be required to:

• Work in an Agile team supporting the Scrum Master and Product Owner in delivering work items
• Design and implement solutions for the Software Factory
• Support other developers both in design, development and reviewing code.
• Support the INTeACT Dev team with the integration and testing of the product
• Contribute to a continuous learning and feedback process in relation to the DevSecOps approach

The position holder must have:

• Strong software skills, particularly agile/DevSecOps methodologies; knowledge of Terraform, Helm, Python preferred
• Contribute to a continuous learning and feedback process in relation to the DevSecOps approach
• Participate in Scrum meetings and technical discussions
• Experience of implementing solutions in a Continuous Integration and Development environment
• Familiarity with cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure
• Experience of CI and automated testing
• Experience of virtualisation and containerisation
• Familiarity with using and integrating 3rd party software technologies

Experience of the integration and testing phase of software development