Linux Software Engineer

Full Job Description

The company are a multi-national group, being No 1 in Europe for what they do! With a number of awards and recognitions, with great career progression and opportunities across the business!

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK 5 years.

Working: Flexible working hours and some remote working potentials where possible.

It's no wonder, they have been among the winners of the annual Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, 2022, and most recently receiving three accreditation gold standard awards with Investors in People!

"Interesting work. Good work-life balance. Employees made to feel valued." Software Engineer, 5 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

"Promotes and believes in a good work/life balance Interesting work on most programmes Encourages internal mobility. Offers good development/training opportunities" Principal Systems Engineer, 19 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

True advocates of ED&I as an Equal Opportunity Employer! With over 10 Networking group's and communities across the business advocating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Responsibilities;

• Driven team with a passion for software and its successful deployment in battlespace Command and Control (C2) weapon systems.
• Work on technology that is at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering safe, secure, and reliable products to our customers
• Capable, adaptable and inquisitive software engineer to join a dedicated team to develop middleware solutions.
• Our products require Linux Operating System (OS) migration, configuration and security solutions implementing, so a good experience of Linux is essential for this position.
• Working across multiple applications on both land and maritime projects in the systems software department, this role allows for involvement in many of the most sophisticated missile systems in the world, across multiple warfare domains, and provides a great opportunity for someone wanting to be involved in many differing areas of software.
• Internal SE University courses, created and delivered by software engineers to effectively manage and share key knowledge and skills to support your learning.

Experience needed

• Experience with C or C++ (At least one of these is crucial), Ada, and/or JavaScript, shell scripting languages with a proven background in software engineering.
• Experience configuring, securing and maintaining Linux OSs (Redhat and/or Ubuntu) including Kernel configuration and Kernel test.
• A passion for software engineering, with the ability to innovate and think critically to solve complex software problems with a willingness to develop software skill either through on the job, or formal training.
• Knowledge of software design differences between Real-Time OSs and Hypervisors would be beneficial.
• Comfortable working with a team in a collaborative environment, communicating and contributing to design and implementation decisions, and supporting with integration.
• Experience in the development of software for Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) hardware and be comfortable working with target system hardware.

Desired;

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.

Apply now to join our team of talented software engineers and contribute to the development of cutting-edge missile systems.