Software Engineer - Digital Defence Services

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Job Title: Software Engineer Requisition ID: 120998 Location: Customer Site with overseas travel (Gloucester/ London nearest BAE offices) – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. About the role We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Digital Defence Services team following continuous growth and success. Within Digital Defence Services, we are a critical partner to the UK Ministry of Defence in their adoption of secure digital solutions that enable multi-domain integration and data exploitation, which provides the advantage to those who serve and protect us. Holding a current MoD/Partner DV is essential for this role. As a Software Engineer you will: • Analyse requirements and design • Implement and unit test code and supporting artefacts • Use appropriate software development tools, e.g. source control, continuous integration • Follow industry standard disciplines and best practices Positioned within a thriving Digital Defence Services Business Unit and part of a wider vibrant Security Consulting Community from across other Sectors, you will be supported in the role and have opportunity learn and develop, with clear pathways defined for your career progression in the organisation. Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. About you You can bring to the role: Experience of coding in one or more relevant programming languages, e.g. Java, C#, Javascript, Python, C++ Familiarity with the packages used by BAE Systems, such as ElasticSearch, NiFI, Python, MS SQL Server; (Essential) Comfortable developing on both Linux and Windows; (Essential) Experience with React, Angular, Neoj4, Active Directory, Kerberos, Keycloak; (Preferred) Experience with the Atlassian suite of tolls (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) for development, documentation, and Agile delivery (Preferred) The following are essential for the role, due to the nature of our business: Hold an MoD/Partner DV (Preferred) or be willing and able to gain an MoD/Partner DV Be a UK National Work on-site (London or West Country) in one of the customer\’s sites (4 days per week, Essential, 5 days per week, Preferred) Be willing to travel overseas. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you\’ll be able to make a real difference. You\’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you\’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks PLEASE NOTE: You\’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP). If you don\’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP. Should you be invited for interview, you will be giving consent for the Recruitment team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity. This vacancy is eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme. Amount: £5000 Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we\’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.