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Software Engineer (C#) (Security & Defence industry)

Job description


Software Engineer ( C, C++ or C#)
£34,000 - 42,000k + Flexi time + Pension Scheme + Progression
West Sussex, UK

Excellent opportunity to join an extremely established and respected company. This is an amazing chance to show case your skills and knowledge in a dynamic, forward thinking environment, working alongside talented engineers within a close knit, friendly technology team, in the civil aviation, defence and security and healthcare sector.

This company have been established since 1948, and have a headcount of 12,000 people globally. They are in the military, aircraft, defence and simulation technology space and their goal is to become more of a high tech organisation. They have a network of clients both nationally and internationally, which means they get the opportunity to work on loads of innovative projects.

In the role you will join a team of engineers and your key responsibilities would be; executing assigned software development tasks, perform software module and component designs, coding of software in an agile environment, performing debugging and robustness testing, producing acceptance evidence against requirements and customer specifications, providing accurate estimates for completion, supporting development of close working relationships, maintaining currency with software related technical advances, supporting preparation documents and more!

The ideal candidate will have the ability to demonstrate initiative, creativity, and resourcefulness in an agile development team, be able to work unsupervised, have experience writing C/C++ or C#, have experience using an IDE, using a source code repository, experience with agile/SCRUM methodology, experience in testing software and it would be desirable to have exposure to modelling and simulation, experience working in the defence and security domain, experience with Windows application development, .NET framework, working with service-based architectures, networking standards, cloud-based services / infrastructure; Azure, AWS, GCP.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person who is passionate, creative, and has key experience within the software development space. There is a high degree of problem solving and complexity in co-ordinating the requirements from the customer, Engineering and Business Development. It's an amazing chance for someone junior - mid level to join the company and step into a progressive environment where you could see yourself thrive and promoted through the ranks quickly.

The Role:

  • Software Engineer (C# OR C++ , C)
  • Permanent role - Hybrid / remote
  • Security clearance required
  • Reporting to Engineering Group Leader
  • Defence and Security domain
  • C#, C++, C, Azure, AWS, GCP



The Person:

  • Experience as a Software Engineer (C#, C++,C)
  • Happy with hybrid remote, flexible working patterns
  • Be security cleared / undergo SC
  • Experience writing C/C++ or C#
  • Experience in testing software (unit and integration)
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative, creativity and resourcefulness



Reference Number: BBBH 154698

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Keisha McCaffrey at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.