Job summary

Having placed someone in to this team late last year we now have 2 more roles open. Feedback from the candidate has been excellent and they're really enjoying it so far. There is also exceptional flexibility & hybrid working available.

Key skills required for this role

c#

Important

Strong C# Development skills. Ideally some experience in simulation systems.

Job description

An excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer to join a growing team of talented engineers working on Synthetic Environment and Simulation projects. The team undertakes a variety of work, ranging from prototyping and concept demonstrators to large-scale systems in support of military training, testing, evaluation and experimentation, and across Joint, Air, Land, and Maritime domains.

You will be responsible for the development of situational awareness, role-player and interoperability applications for live training exercises.

Skills Sought;

• Strong problem solving and engineering skills
• Excellent understanding of the software development life cycle
• Development experience using C#
• Experience in design and development of complex software projects
• Experience of Agile software engineering practices, e.g. Scrum, CI/CD, TDD, BDD, etc., and Azure DevOps
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with customers, stakeholders, and colleagues, in person and in writing
• Development experience using Java, Spring & React

Desirable skills;

• Experience developing training and / or simulation software in the defence or adjacent sectors
• User interface development experience
• Experience with distributed simulation standards such as DIS, HLA, SIMPLE
• Some understanding / appreciation or knowledge of synthetic environments, tactical datalinks (Link 16 or JREAP) and command & control concepts
• Experience with Live, Virtual, Constructive and Gaming training and simulation systems
• Experience with Maven & Ant