Operational Cyber Software Engineer

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: Operational Cyber Software Engineer Requistion ID: 121398 Location: Gloucester or London – Full-time onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants – please speak to your recruiter about the options Grade: GG10 – GG12 Our world class team of Software Engineers and Reverse Engineers tackle some of the most interesting problems with a meaningful and tangible impact on the national security of the UK. We are growing our Cyber Developer team significantly and are looking for a diverse range of talent from experienced Software Engineers with a proven track record to those with a keen interest and aptitude looking to develop their skills in this exciting space! We have a community of technical specialists with a friendly and inclusive culture with great opportunities to learn from experts and make use of a carefully curated training plan with some of the best trainers and conferences available. Our focus is on a wide variety devices, platforms and technologies. Development or reverse engineering experience with mobile (Android, IOS), firmware, Linux, IoT and Windows is useful but most important is a willingness to learn as all of our projects bring new and interesting challenges. What you'll be doing Understand various development methodologies, and how they fit in with different delivery approaches. Factor operational security requirements into system design, development and testing. Conduct, support and encourage constructive code reviews for peers. Adopt a pragmatic approach to changing customer requirements and priorities, reporting on the impact and suggesting appropriate aspects to de-scope. Embrace emerging technology and language trends, evaluating beneficial emerging tools and championing their adoption and rollout. Conduct software development in line with the business and industry best practices. Identify risks associated with software development tasks and mitigate and/or escalate as necessary. Plan appropriate testing approaches (eg physical/virtual/real-world) and justify them according to the different risk profiles. Model and perform analysis on problems and solutions Design, code and document software from a logical design. Overcome development obstacles to deliver quality code within time and budget constraints. Collaborate with team members to integrate developed code seamlessly into the solution. Implement continuous integration where appropriate. Define and write test scripts and unit, integration and system tests for developed software. What we're looking for Essential: Knowledge: Familiarity with of variety of development tools (IDEs, debuggers, source control). Principles of high-assurance development. Development techniques such as unit testing, mocking, continuous integration, and test-driven development. Understanding of how the specific customer domain affects the software under development. Awareness of IT security as a major issue for companies and governments. Skills: Intermediate/advanced understanding of how computers work (eg stack/heap distinction, compiled/interpreted languages). Proficient with at least 1 "solution" language (eg C++, Java, C#). Proficient with at least 1 "utility" language (eg Python, Javascript, Perl, Powershell) Able to use and configure more than one major operating system (eg Windows, OSX, Linux, FreeBSD) Able to pick up new languages easily. Technologies: Operational developers are expected to have a high degree of flexibility.

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.