Software Engineer â Safety-Critical & High Integrity Systems
Software Engineer â Safety-Critical & High Integrity Systems
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Job Description
Play a key role in sustaining the software foundations of underwater defence platforms.
ALTEN is seeking experienced Software Engineers to support the maintenance of legacy software systems within a complex maritime programme. This is a hands-on opportunity to work with mature high-assurance software in a secure agile environmentkeeping critical systems operational supportable and compliant with evolving standards.
Location: Manchester (On-Site)
Clearance Required: SC Clearable
Experience Level: MidSenior (5 years)
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance legacy software systems critical to naval defence platforms
- Conduct bug fixing refactoring and performance improvements in mature codebases
- Implement unit testing and contribute to wider test strategies for software assurance
- Use JIRA and configuration tools to manage tasks changes and releases
- Participate in Agile delivery teams following Scrum Kanban or SAFe methodologies
- Collaborate with engineering and project teams to ensure smooth delivery and support
Qualifications :
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proficient in at least one of: C Java or Python
- Experience with software configuration management and version control practices
- Strong understanding of unit testing and general software verification
- Previous exposure to Agile working environments
- Clear communicator with the ability to collaborate and problem-solve within a delivery team
Desirable Experience:
- Proactive self-starting mindset with the ability to learn on the job
- Experience working in Linux-based environments and with Shell/Bash/Python scripting
- Familiarity with Jenkins CI/CD and basic build automation
- Awareness of security hardening practices (e.g. SELinux) and automated testing
- Exposure to requirements tools like DOORS or Polarion and basic UML/design interpretation
Qualifications:
- A Bachelors degree (minimum) in Software Engineering Computer Science Electronics or similar technical field.
- Experience from the UK Armed Forces with an applicable software background is equally valued.
- Additional certifications or training in secure coding embedded systems or real-time OSs is a plus.
Additional Information :
Why join us
We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs mentoring programs internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. Were here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.
Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today!
In short you get:
- A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
- A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
- A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
- A competitive salary
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension Scheme
- Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
- Social atmosphere regular gatherings and team buildings
- Flexible way of working (role dependent)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
