Job summary

The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.

Key skills required for this role

Python, Scripting, Devops, Devsecops, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Groovy, LLVM, code coverage, static analysis and server monitoring

Important

You must be based in the UK and have a British Passport

Job description

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.

The battlespace in which air forces will operate in the future continues to evolve. To counter the threats of the future, industry is creating a next generation air combat system, which is agile, flexible, connected, and affordable.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options.
• Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite; based at either Edinburgh or Luton.
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for:

1. Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
2. Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
3. Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
4. Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
5. We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).

• Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
• Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
• Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
• Employee Assistance Program : Providing free and confidential mental health support
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo's future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

What you will do

You'll be a part of a growing DevOps community within Leonardo, enabling large scale software development teams on key Radar programmes.

Working alongside a diverse group of engineers, from new graduates through to highly experienced lead engineers and subject matter experts, you'll create innovative software solutions and develop them all the way from initial concept through to deployment to our end-users.

As part of self-organising agile team, you'll be empowered to shape the vision and technical solution to increase the flow of development teams.

Depending on your level of expertise, you'll mentor, coach and teach other software engineers, and actively contribute to sharing knowledge and developing others.

We recognise that the "perfect candidate" doesn't exist, so the main requirement for the position is a strong software engineering skillset. You don't need to have experience in embedded, avionics or defence software development; we want to hear from skilled engineers and technical experts from all industries.

We need you to:

• Show a sense of Community: You'll embed yourself within our community, and value the progress all teams make. You'll want to help others
• Be Adaptable: You'll be adaptable to the evolving challenges our community face
• Be Curious: You'll be an avid learner and stretch yourself to deliver on our aspiring mission
• Show Radical Candor: You'll care personally and challenge directly
• Be Passionate: You'll show passion and purpose to succeed in our mission
• Be Pragmatic: You'll make pragmatic choices to strengthen our community and achieve our mission

What we are looking for

You will have experience of most of the following:

• Proficiency in Python, Jenkins and Groovy scripting or equivalent tools.
• Experience with popular best-in-breed products in the DevOps and/or DevSecOps space that support enterprise-grade SDLC and CI / CD pipelines
• Configuration management and associated tools (Git or equivalent)
• Working and delivering software using agile techniques such as Scrum, and tooling such as Jira / Confluence

Demonstrable experience in the following areas will help you stand out:

• Hands on understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with the opportunities and risks of cloud-based environments, private or hybrid.
• Background in software development and/or IT operations roles
• Hands-on experience of DevOps, preferably in a regulated environment
• Experience of tools and frameworks: Kubernetes, Docker, LLVM, code coverage, static analysis and server monitoring
• Knowledge of Linux/UNIX administration
• Strong sense of ownership

We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together.