software engineer Templecombe, England
Job description
Senior Software Engineer – Java (R0155696)
Location - Templecombe
Thales is a technology company that is part of the of the global Thales organisation. Thales worldwide has 88000 employees in 50 countries.
Thales teams deliver cutting-edge solutions to armed forces all over the world. We are Europe’s number one supplier of defence electronics and a leading provider of integrated air defence systems. But our people don’t just work with incredibly advanced technology. The armoured vehicles we build can resist the full force of improvised explosive devices, while our avionics solutions control some of the world’s most iconic military aircraft. Together, our people make the world safer.
Thales (Templecombe) have an opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to work on cutting edge technology delivering integrated air defence solutions and military management information systems. The successful candidate will work within an integrated project team and will develop their skills through being involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Looking to apply your software engineering skills and passion for innovation to a collaborative and agile environment? Want to develop your skills on a diverse portfolio of delivery projects?
What the role has to offer
Working and developing software development skills set for an expanding portfolio across several key domains
A multitude of opportunity to develop your career in software engineering – either pursuing a technical specialist/expert route or software engineering management
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to develop quality software across a range of projects, operating systems and development environments, as well as providing support, leadership and guidance to the wider team.
You will work as part of a diverse team of specialists, designing, coding, testing, configuring and supporting fully integrated software solutions that meet customer needs and our own high standards.
You will work closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers and Architects to support the development and review of functional design specifications, high-level system architectures and interface designs.
You will contribute to scrum teams, attending project reviews and ensuring work adheres to established software engineering processes and methodologies
Supporting, encouraging and sharing knowledge with other team members.
Skills and Experience
This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated individual with a passion and motivation to develop their skills and capability in software engineering. You will possess experience with software programming in Java supported by strong design principles. You will possess a deep understanding of configuration management, change control and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, as well as a passion for producing clean code
In addition any of the following would be highly beneficial.
- Spring, Camel, JPA, Sencha, JavaScript
- Web services design and development
- Agile methodologies, i.e. SCRUM
- Luciad or ESRI
- Continuous integration and automated test tools
- HCI/Ux design
- Military software development
- Experience of relational databases and SQL
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; if not currently held it is expected that the post holder will undergo SC Clearance, please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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