Location: Luton (4 days per week onsite)
Duration: 12 month contract
Rate: £78ph UMB (Inside IR35)
Role details:
Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Principal Software Engineer specialising in C# and .NET for a contract role based in Luton. This position offers the unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence technology within a mature development environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop robust applications using C# .NET within a Windows environment.
- Take ownership of complex tasks across the full software lifecycle-from requirements to integration, testing, and delivery.
- Apply object-oriented design principles and verification/validation techniques.
- Collaborate with a skilled team while maintaining independence in your work.
Job Requirements:
- Proven experience in C# .NET development, including web-based applications.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design and software development methodologies.
- Experience across the full software lifecycle, including automated testing frameworks and practices.
- Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
- Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal supervision.
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and microservices architecture.
Desirable:
- Defence or Electronic Warfare domain experience.
- Familiarity with frameworks/tools such as WPF, WinForms, Visual Studio.
- Knowledge of DOORS, Cameo, and Azure DevOps.
- Some experience with C++.
