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Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
Job Opportunity: Senior Software Engineer / Architect - Linux & C++ & Python
Applications for an exciting role are now open in our Underwater Systems Business Line.
The Job
Due to business growth and increased demand, an additional Senior Software Engineer / Architect is required to support the business in delivering the current and next generation of Mine Counter Measures capabilities.
The successful applicant will be involved in a wide range of activities from defining/updating the technical solution, contributing to system requirements, meeting with customers and key stakeholders, guiding and advising the development team, and supporting the entire project team from start to end.
In this particular instance (due to the small scale of the team), the SW Architect will be expected to participate in some of the SW development activities.
Training and mentoring will be provided, however this is a senior role and the individual is expected to be self-driven and able to drive others rather than be told what to do.
This role will involve bids, architecture and design, development, and support.
Occasional travel to sister company and client sites is expected, as projects demand. The role is a full time on site role, based at our site in Cheadle Heath.
The candidate will report to the portfolio Chief software architect and Head of SW Delivery, with in feeds to senior management, customers, engineering delivery managers, project managers, and developers.
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Requirements
The selected candidate will require the following core skills:
- Self-driven problem solver (Taking ownership as needed and calling on other expertise and network contacts so you can act as an unblocker for others and providing steerage)
- Demonstrable experience with software architecture of large systems or development of large complex systems
- Confident and commercially aware when presenting to senior management and senior customers
- Able to adjust the level of technical detail being conversed to suite the audience; you'll be expected to work closely with developers, engineering delivery managers, other architects, product line architects, & customers
- Confidence and ability using modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect - training in the actual tool used will be provided if necessary
- Ability to show strategic awareness and make balanced, thought through, defendable decisions.
- Confidence to challenge others and open to be challenged
- Must be able to consider the whole system and understand the impact of software outside of the software system i.e. System level requirements and behaviour and Hardware requirements and behaviour
- Able to describe and hold detailed conversations at every level from development, component interaction and architecture, hardware interaction, system interaction, and business strategy.
- Able to balance the short term goals of the project with the longer term goals of the product roadmap
Mandatory technical skills:
- C++, Java, Python (Detailed knowledge of C++, with an appreciation of Java and Python)
- Networking (routing, firewalls, switch config)
- Linux (ideally Red Hat)
- Hardware (Basic knowledge of the components, connectors and hardware architecture of a solution)
- SW development and Architecting of real time systems
Desirable technical skills:
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- Containerisation (podman / kubernetes)
- Security (SELinux, STIG / CIS lockdown, cryptographic principles, TPM)
- Software build process (Make, CMake, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, git, artifactory)
- Embedded SW Development
- Rhapsody or Enterprise Architect
Desirable experience:
- Experience in the Defence, Telecommunications or other Engineering industry
- Experience of Radio Communication systems
Responsibilities
The Software Architect is responsible for the definition of a feasible, maintainable and scalable software architecture consistent with the solution/system architecture.
They ensure that design takes into account performance, robustness, safety, and cybersecurity constraints.
They support the development team in their rise in competence in architecture fields and coding.
We encourage you to apply even if you feel you don’t meet every single qualification, as we value diverse experiences and potential.
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Benefits
At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.
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