Software Test Engineer - (R0244674)

Job description

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Software Test Engineer - (R0244674)

Location - Cheadle (Manchester)

The Role

Thales Maritime Mission Systems provide a unique opportunity for you to work on software that delivers a state of the art Sonar capability for UK and International Navies. Our systems are developed for a wide range of significant defence projects, including the Astute and Dreadnought class submarines, Merlin helicopters, Type 23 frigates and the Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel. As a Thales Maritime Mission Systems Software Test Engineer, you will help develop the next-generation of Sonar technologies, for which we are world-renowned.

You will be a key member of the Software Development team based at the Thales site in Cheadle, Manchester (hybrid working), and will have the opportunity to collaborate with Thales sites in the UK and overseas.

Career Pathway

Short Term: Write test procedures from software requirements, deploy containerised software onto Linux-based systems, perform software test activities

Medium Term: Become the manager of the software test-rig responsible for managing the rig configuration, scheduling software deployment onto it, managing its usage with all stakeholders, and leading rig maintenance and support when integration issues are encountered

Long Term: Managing all software integration and verification activities for key projects. This would include devising test schedules, managing work for a scrum team, and presenting results to internal stakeholders and external customers

Your Skills and Experience

You will be required to provide evidence of activity that supports the desire to pursue a career in Software Test and Integration Engineering at Thales.

• Knowledge of the Software / Systems Engineering Lifecycle
• Software testing and verification
• Worked within a requirements based/driven engineering environment
• Software test-writing based on software requirements
• Deploying software to test-rigs
• Requirements traceability
• Configuration control
• Virtualisation and use of VMWare applications
• Git version control
• Software containerisation and specifically use of Kubernetes, Docker/Podman,
• CI/CD pipelines and using tools such as Jenkins, and Artifactory
• C++/Java/Python programming languages
• Using Linux based systems and the Linux terminal
• Using vSphere/vCenter and creating virtual machines
• Writing bash scripts to automate tasks on Linux based systems

Personal Attributes

• Proactive
• Conscientious
• Good communicator
• Values process and rigour
• Possesses leadership competencies
• Possesses team management competencies
• Drives continuous improvement
• Innovator

Qualifications

• Electronics/Systems/Software/Control Engineering Degree
• GCSE English Language at equivalent to grade C or above
• Qualifications relating to ISTQB
• Qualifications relating to requirements writing, such as ASEP/CSEP
• Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered (CEng) Engineer (Not Essential)
• Scrum certifications, such as certified Scrum Master or Product Owner (Not essential)

Thales Benefits

• Annual performance bonus 10%
• Pension contributions up to 7%
• Stock options (SharingThales) every 2 years
• Generous training budget and allowance to attend conferences/workshops.
• 28 days base holiday (27 days + 1 company holiday in conjunction with Xmas bank holidays)
• Extensive private healthcare plans, Gym and well-being memberships, Cycle to Work
• Enhanced maternity and parental leave.
• Life insurance; x times of base annual salary
• Discounts on major retail outlets
• Hybrid working
• Flexible hours (37 hrs a week) + Friday half day

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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