Senior Software Engineer

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Date Posted:

2023-11-19

Country:

Australia

Location:

8640: Unit 8, 12 Mars Road, Lane Cove West, NSW 2066 Australia

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Senior Software Engineer

  • New opportunity supporting Australia's defence capability;
  • Global leader and successful technology innovator in the defence industry;
  • Join a friendly and collaborative team with on-site Parking at Lane Cove West, NSW

At Collins Aerospace, we are dedicated to working on the toughest challenges in global aerospace and defence.   We are driving the industry forward through technologically advanced and intelligent solutions in defence. Every day we imagine ways to make the skies and the spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever.

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the Senior Software Engineer is required to:

 •            Develop software products that will be used to protect and enhance the capability of the Australian Defence Force.

 •            Contribute to process improvement initiatives as well as coaching and mentoring of junior team members.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will work in conjunction with other project team members to ensure that products and software systems are efficiently developed and perform as intended to meet customer and business requirements.  Working in a transdisciplinary manner to ensure that all elements of the software development and system will perform as intended together.

Responsibilities of the role:

  • Contribute to the software engineering effort throughout the product or system lifecycle, including:
  • User needs analysis and requirement definition
  • Design definition, analysis and documentation
  • Software coding and code reviews
  • Developing automated software unit and system tests
  • Software and system testing
  • Software troubleshooting and debugging
  • Participate in software planning activities (program increment and sprint) such as story definition and estimation.
  • Contribute to sprint retrospectives.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively and professionally with other software engineers as well as systems, hardware and other design functions, including customers, sub-contractors and suppliers, with a focus on identifying and mitigating risks and resolving technical cross-functional problems.
  • Contribute to the development of new design approaches, systems and technologies as well as processes to support continuous improvement.
  • Support with bid activities for pursuits of new businesses by contributing to scoping, solutioning and costing work.
  • Mentoring and guiding junior members of the team.

Skills and Experience required:

  • Software engineering knowledge and capability in the engineering design and development of systems/products to meet customer requirements.
  • Strong coding skills with 10+ years of experience in C++ programming. Knowledge in other programming languages such as C/C# and Python scripting is also essential.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills.
  • Strong work ethics, ability to work with minimal supervision, and a desire to constantly improve software quality and development processes.
  • Prior experience working in Agile and/or SAFe oriented projects/organizations.
  • Prior experience in DevSecOps and software development in CI/CD environment with automated testing.
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Science, with a major in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics, Computer Systems, Control Systems or Telecommunications.
  • The candidate must be an Australian citizen, and able to obtain and maintain a Security NV1 Clearance.

Desirable

  • Experience in the Defence industry
  • Already holds a Security NV1 Clearance or had one in the past 5 years

Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance; eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva.  This position requires Australian Citizenship and eligibility to be certified compliant with US ITAR technology access requirements.

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