Senior Software Engineer

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for Software Engineers to be based in the Isle of the Wight. The role offers flexible, hybrid working, competitive packages & benefits and the opportunity to work on a interesting Defence project in the UK.
What you'll be doing:

• Under limited technical supervision apply experience to design & develop solutions, resolve engineering issues and problems for a range of software products as part of a 30 strong software team within the Software Team.
• Responsible for supporting the ongoing maintenance of software that is part of the naval radars that are in service on multiple platforms
• Responsible for the requirements, design, implementation, testing and verification of the software subsystems on the Naval radars
• Responsible for the design and development of subsystems including replacement of obsolete hardware and software to maintain and enhance the capability of the radar products
• Work as part of a cohesive team of software engineers across multiple projects and products

Your skills and experiences:

• Hold a BEng/BSc in Computer Science or other relevant Engineering or Numerate subject (technology, engineering or science related discipline)
• Have considerable experience of using at least one high level programming language (Ada is desirable) and a high-level design methodology (UML is desirable)
• Have experience of all stages of the software lifecycle and good knowledge of software lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and have good knowledge of appropriate software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEE 12207)
• Have a comprehensive understanding of configuration management and experience of a configuration management tool

Why We're Different:
Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.
Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!
We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.
Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:
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