Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Salary: £42,000 – £54,000+ benefits

Start Date: Immediate

Introduction:
Our client is an established technology company delivering innovative leading edge solutions to a number of sectors including the government. They now have an immediate requirement for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team based in Wareham, Dorset.

This vacancy presents itself as an excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer to join an established growing business. This is a permanent position where you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of unique products and applications. The successful applicant will earn an attractive salary plus many benefits as listed below.

Please note due the nature of this position candidates must already hold or be capable of obtaining security clearance (SC). Suitable applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

Responsibilities:
include the following:
– Requirements analysis, capture and management.
– Design and implementation of software for a variety of solutions.
– Produce high quality, formally reviewed software and designs.
– Keep abreast of the latest developments in software development.
– Assist the Software Team Lead with the production of effort estimates, programme, plans, metrics and other duties as the company requires.
– Highlight development bottlenecks and suggest appropriate solutions.
– Defect tracking and management.

Applicant Requirements:
Essential:
– A sound and demonstrable understanding of software engineering and quality processes.
– Networking technologies, network security and network programming.
– Experience implementing C/C++ Programming and the use of its standard libraries on both Windows and Linux Platforms.
– Object Oriented Analysis and design, UML and design patterns.
– An understanding of network security protocols such as IPSEC, IKEv2 and TLS.
– An understanding of Public Key Cryptography, CRLSs, CSRs.
– The ability to write effective unit tests, debug software quickly and effectively.

Desirable
Knowledge of one or more of the following would be an advantage:
– Encryption technologies.
– Configuration management.
– Unit testing frameworks.
– Operating systems concepts.
– Assembly language programming.
– x86 architecture, hardware programming and device driver models.
– The issues associated with multi-threaded development.
– Experience with SCADA and/or industrial networks with IP Backhaul networks would be an advantage as would any power industry experience.
– Experience implementing environments that contain VPNs, Application Servers,
– Firewalls and databases.
– Knowledge of packet-level analysis.
– Any expertise in networking protocol standards such as IPv4, IPv6, IPSEC SCEP, IKEv2, CMC, TNC, SSL/TLS, DDS, OCSP, GDOI would be an advantage.
– Knowledge of network monitoring protocols and tools such as SNMP, Wireshark, TCP dump.

Benefits:
– Salary £42,000 – £54,000
– Healthcare.
– Pension.
– Life assurance.
– 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.