Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Software EngineerLocation: GloucesterLooking for something different in your career Join Raytheon in Gloucester and make a real difference in the fight against cyber-crime.Youll be part of a team that embraces Agile working to deliversuperior solutions to protect our global customers critical infrastructures from the most complex cyber threats. Customer security is at stake. So our work is vitally important.We are always continuing to try to improve our systems with new projects becomingavailable to work on with cutting-edge tech. Youll be working as a team of specialist developers, testers and analysts to design, develop and maintain critical cyber applications and systems to support government, law enforcement and commercial customerscontributing to the development of solutions using the latest technologies.This is an opportunity to innovate and try new things; to fearlessly challenge and question; to learn and progress in an inclusive and supportive culture; to be rewarded for the vitalcontribution you make.Summary of the role:Work as a leading engineer within an Agile software delivery team, involved in deployments across different disciplines to add value to the business areas.Role & Responsibilities:Design, build and run code using industrybest practice. You will help in defining the evolvement of best practice, and in the supporting of estimation activities. You may be asked to assume the role of scrum master and manage sprint ceremonies.You will potentially have a project leadership role/Technicallead. Your decisions will be of significant value and will contribute to the overall success of the project and wider programme.Perform first line peer reviews and provide direction and guidance around the reviewContribute to the continuous improvement ofpractice and code within your team.Regularly provide technical direction within your team; you will be able to think strategically to give the reasons for aim and direction.Architect solutions to design and develop new product functionalitySome projects requirethat the role also includes line management responsibilities although not all. For a role requiring line management responsibilities key responsibilities will include effective line management of Software Engineers in your team (typically 2-3).Accountablefor the software produced by your staff.Candidate Requirements:Essential skillsSignificant experience of working in an Agile delivery team and producing and deploying applications in a production environment through a CI/CD pipeline.For roles including linemanagement responsibilities previous line management experience of a similar teams of similar size is requiredDesirable skills of interestJava Enterprise development using Spring Boot, JEE, Hibernate etc. AND/OR MERN/JavaScript frameworks - React, Angular,Vue etc.Experience of developing using Cloud services using either AWS or Azure with relevant professional certificationExperience building enterprise level web applications or servicesSignificant experience of applying Design Patterns to complex problemsand architecting solutions.Software application development utilizing RDBMS (e.g. Oracle/MySQL) and/or unstructured persistence layers, (e.g. ElasticSearch)Good behavioursGood interpersonal skills for customer and partner liaisonGood written and oral communicationskillsGood time management, organisation and prioritisation skillsAn inquisitive mind and a desire to promote innovationA desire to learn and constantly expand your horizonsAbility to work closely with others in a small teamAbility to work under pressureHighdegree of initiative and flexibilityAbout Raytheon UKWith facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development ofUK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technologicaladvances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training. The Cyber, Space & Training business, consists of four mission areas: National Security Cyber; Space & Airborne; Command, Control, Computers & Intelligence (C4I); and Training.Cyber, Space & Training provides our customers unrivalled technical and training services spanning all domains across a wide range of customers.Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence& Space businessRaytheon Career Development:Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualificationsrelevant to your role.Standard Benefits:25 days holiday + statutory public holidaysContributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)6 times salary Life AssuranceFlexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes.Enhanced sickpay schemeEnhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements).Flexible working arrangementscan be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities . Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offerfree snacks & drinks (hot & cold).Diversity:Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheonto draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success. Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunitiesand has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Womens Network, RayBAME, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), Raytheon Reservist Network (RaRe), Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities (RADA), RayPride and all work together with ourDiversity & Inclusion council, and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.As a proud contributor to the HM Armed Forces, Raytheon UK signed the HM Armed Forces covenant in 2014. Due to the varied activities and supportto our Armed Forces & Reservists,Raytheon UK recognise that our people are the critical factor in our success, and we strive to provide a challenging and rewarding careers. SecurityAll successful applicants must be eligible & willing