Software Engineer – Law Enforcement in 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.

The Software Engineer role is predominantly a data engineering position with the requirement for coding skills in order to implement and prototype various data manipulation methodologies. The ideal candidate would be a software engineer with an educational background in Computer Science or a data scientist with proven skill in software engineering. The Software Engineer sits on the cutting edge of internet enabled investigations and the candidate will be working within a team of multiple contractors from across the space on difficult but interesting investigation problems.

The candidate should ideally be familiar with some of the fundamental technologies which facilitate internet communication e.g. TCP IP stack, TOR, VPNs, Internet Packets. Any prospective candidate will need a strong understanding of a range of different data science techniques and be comfortable working at a research level solving problems and often rapidly learning on the job. They should also have a firm grasp of an OO language (Ideally Python) in which they are able to implement and test these data science related questions.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Task Estimation.
• Time Management.
• Professional conduct required at all times whilst working with the Client.
• Skilled in at least 1 object orientated language preferably (Python).
• Familiarity with document store databases (Elastic Search).
• Familiarity with containerisation platforms (Docker).
• Understands the IP stack and different connection protocols (DNS, SSL, TCP, UDP).
• Core knowledge of data science techniques for analysing data.
• Comfortable working with statistical measures.

• Any experience with Machine learning techniques.
• Experience with Jira work flows.
• Good understanding of how web technologies operate on a theoretical level (servers, websites, Proxies, VPNs, IP stack).
• Some good extra data science experience would be desirable as this is mostly exploratory work.
• Maintained interest in cutting edge computer science and data science.

The team works hard and often goes the extra mile, but we recognise people’s efforts and that everyone has a life outside of work. We encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offer employee share plan, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits including a green care scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture which 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 such as your nationality, any nationalities which you previously may have held and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are able 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.

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.