Operational Cyber Software Engineer

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Location:
Gloucester, Manchester, London - Onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options



Requisition

Grade: GG10 - GG12

Operational Cyber Group is a team of industry-leading experts in high-assurance development, research, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research.

With a focus on National Security, we work on some of the country’s toughest challenges. Our people provide mission-changing capability for our customers across a wide variety of platforms and technologies.

We are looking for experienced Software Engineers who want to have a real impact, and who are keen to apply their creative thinking to the ever-changing space of cybersecurity. Whether you have worked in this industry before or not, you will receive a dedicated training budget, along with all the mentorship and support to succeed in our team.



Role Description

• Technical delivery: understand and use various development methodologies to deliver solutions to our customers, factoring in operational security into system design, development, and testing.
• Mentorship, team-leadership, and collaboration: work in teams to deliver high-assurance code, conducting constructive peer review, and knowledge sharing with junior team-members.
• Implementing robust solutions: design, develop, test, and document software in accordance with business & industry best practices, to meet our customer requirements, leveraging continuous integration where appropriate.
• Adaptability: embrace emerging technology, tools, and language trends, while identifying the risks that they could present.
• Security mindset: be capable of identifying flaws during solution design and implementation, along with mitigations.

• Familiarity with a variety of development tools (IDEs, debuggers, source control) and techniques (unit testing, mocking, continuous integration, test-driven development).
• Knowledge of the principles of high-assurance development, and an awareness of the importance of IT security for companies and governments.
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of computing principles (e.g. stack/heap distinction, compiled/interpreted languages).
• Proficiency with at least one solution language (e.g. C++, Java, C#) and one utility language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Perl, Power Shell).
• Ability to use and configure more than one major operating system.
• Ability to pick up new languages and technologies easily.
• Ability to communicate regarding technical topics to a variety of audiences, including non-technical.
• Experience working with teams and leading technical tasks.

• You will receive a dedicated training budget to use during your first year with us. This can cover major cybersecurity conferences such as Black Hat, specialist training, and more.
• By joining the Operational Cyber Group, you will be addressing the most critical cyber needs of governments and businesses across the globe, with a meaningful and tangible impact on UK National Security.
• Work-life balance is important to us: we can offer a variety of hours to suit individual needs, such as part-time or flexible working around core hours, along with a minimum of 25 days of holiday per year.
• Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, discount cards and more.
• We are a supportive, inclusive and friendly team, committed to helping each other learn and succeed. We have a number of Diversity and Support groups which cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.
• With clear career progression pathways, mentorship, as well as ongoing training throughout your career, you can feel confident that your aptitude will be rewarded.
• We offer additional leave to cover Reservist and Cadet Force Adult Volunteer duties.