SC Cleared C++ Developer - Newport - £650 day rate - Umbrella Contract

We are recruiting for a SC Cleared C Developer on contract to work for a leading Defence & Space organisation.

Fully onsite with the option to condense 37 hours over 4 days

Job Outline

The Software Engineer is responsible for demonstrating that the developed product meets all specified customer requirements by -

• Analysing requirements and specifying the software solution and work breakdown
• Preparing software architectural and detailed design UML Models and documentation
• Generating source code to implement all aspects of the software detailed design
• Controlling and reviewing work of the members of their team (where a team exists)
• Integration of software onto the target platform
• Providing software technical support
• Supporting the company software process and procedure updates
• All equipment is designed, developed, integrated and tested in accordance with Client's standards; all supporting documents are produced in accordance with Clients standards.
• Tools, methodologies and coding standards are appropriately specified and applied to achieve project aims
• Technical design decisions are made within the context of known practices, established precedents and acquired technical expertise.
• The cost/benefit trade-offs of design options are understood, enabling appropriate judgement calls to be made.
• Software development plans can be estimated in detail, and resource requirements can be allocated against plans.
• The provision of technical guidance to fellow team members in software development tools and methodologies
• Success of both internal and external design reviews and project reviews throughout the development life cycle.
• The support of the design and development of critical components where decisions have a significant impact on project timescales.
• Customer liaison, by representing the company on project related technical matters at stakeholder meetings.
• Design and Development by taking a technical role as a Prime on a critical component where required.
• Career development of both the job holder and their team members (if any), by agreeing challenging and business focused objectives

Skills/Experience Required

Essential

• Must have extensive experience of software development and be familiar with a number of software development methodologies
• Able to carry out development tasks of up to six months duration with very limited supervision
• Must have experience of software systems design & implementation for networking communications in a commercial and/or military environment
• Must have experience of stakeholder engagement (eg for requirements analysis, design trade-offs, third party certification/accreditation etc.)
• Must be familiar with process driven software development
• Implementation of Windows application software in C
• Strong knowledge of the .NET web framework
• Proficient in creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Object Oriented Analysis, design and development documented using UML
• Must have an understanding of requirements implementation and traceability, and of work package definition and estimation

Desirable

• Experience of full project life cycle
• Experience of Requirements Management (eg using DOORS)
• Experience of software implementation of data or voice network protocols (TCP/IP, SNMP, VOIP)
• Knowledge of cryptographic techniques and their application in products/systems
• Experience of formal software configuration management