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Software Engineer

Employer
LA International
Location
London
Salary
£40000 - £350000 per annum
Closing date
15 Jul 2019

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Clearance Level
DV
Sector
Information Technology
Job Type
Permanent
Are you passionate about software and development?
Would you like to grow your career in a dynamic team-focused environment?
Are you interested in working with cutting edge technology and have the opportunity to learn alongside a team of leading engineers?
Successful candidates may be asked to support the team in Scrum/Agile development, software design, requirements analysis, conducting research & development on new software technologies and support the pursuit of new business.
If you have experience across Java or C++ and are looking for a role to kick-start your career, apply now to find our more.
Being a part of the team gives you the opportunity to use your skills to make a difference in our mission of enabling global security.
My client is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernisation to customers worldwide.

How you will make a difference
You will be joining our team as a Software Development Engineer where key responsibilities will include supporting the team in applying knowledge of computer science principles, and computer programming languages and techniques to code software applications.
You will be a highly motivated individual willing to work in a team environment with good verbal and written communication skills.

Technical Responsibilities:
Contribute to the production of Operational Concept Descriptions (Applications Specifications) based on existing requirements;
Contribute to the production of Software Design Descriptions;
Contribute to the production of Test Descriptions and Software User Manuals;
Take responsibility for the Implementation of Software up to and including handover to the Integration test phase;
Carry out Unit Testing of code as required;
Assist with document and code reviews of other engineers' work;
Perform Usage Tests and Directed Tests on software developed by other engineers, generate test reports and raise system trouble reports;
Perform Integration and/or Regression testing on software, as required by the project;
Take responsibility for ensuring tasks are completed on schedule and within budget;
Investigate software defects and perform bug fixes from system trouble reports;
Be familiar with and use software development tools available in the company;
Assist with the configuration management of software;
Assist with the maintenance of the project development environment;
Assist with the production/generation of any other documentation required by the project;

Key criteria required...
Experience in design, development, test and integration of quality software
Have experience in Java and the use of object oriented design
Keen to learn a broad range of technologies on the Java stack
Able to hold UK Government clearances
Also, we'd love it if you have...
Experience of UK Government working practices
Experience with
Agile/Scrum methodologies and associated tools such as Confluence, Jira and Wikis
Experience with good DevOps approach and associated tools e.g. Bamboo, BitBucket, Stash & Jenkins
object oriented design
Linux operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server/CentOS)
In some of the following programming languages: Java EE, C++, Go
In some of the following frameworks: EJB, JSF, Spring, JUnit, EasyMock
Various open source products, e.g. Apache Foundation products

If you can do all this and more, you'll enjoy a growing career as we work hard to continuously innovate the world of cyber security.



Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.

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