Software Engineer

Location(s):
Gloucester or Manchester BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title:

Software Engineer Requistion

Location:

Gloucester, Manchester or Leeds - Hybrid working offered, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options Grade: GG08 - GG13 Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Software Engineer.

As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous Dev Ops teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations.

You'll be part of the biggest defence company in the UK however we have a startup-like culture nurtured by sports and social clubs, being a safe place to fail, meaning and self-fulfilment over business, and learning from our partners, suppliers, and peers. We fully embrace Dev Ops ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers.

We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK.

About you You will have experience in many of the following:
Programming in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, Python Collaboratively designing and building Proof of Concept or Production systems Source controlling your code with Version Control Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, Team City, Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features and fixes Continual testing of code using Automated Testing Frameworks Ensuring code consistency and quality by utilising static code analysis tools e.g. Sonar Qube Team working inside an agile environment e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban Common software design patterns Using precedent and your own creativity to solve our client's challenges!

It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them Machine Learning software e.g. Amazon and Azure machine learning, or Google's Tensor Flow Deploying and managing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure Containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes Relational, document, or graph database systems Software configuration and deployment e.g. Ansible Security Clearance Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to hold an active eDV before applying for this opportunity.

How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Employee Resource groups.

These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions.

Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

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