Software Engineer

Key Responsibilities - Design of technical solutions - Software development of those solutions - Testing involved in verifying the above - Generation and management of requirements You may also be required to solve internally, and customer reported issues As part of the software team you will be expected to work closely with team members, and support the team and/or project leadership in daily activities The Software Engineer will be responsible for: - Completion of allocated requirements, design and implementation, and test tasks to a high standard, and within schedule and estimates - Testing of completed functionality - Adherence to project processes and software development practices - Accurately reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership - Supporting System Test and Integration Activities - Production of appropriate technical documentation - Participation in peer reviews of own and others' work products - Configuration of completed work Key Qualifications & Experience Relevant knowledge, experience and domain expertise may offset the normal qualification requirements The candidate should be able to demonstrate: - Awareness and understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from requirements & design through to delivery - An awareness and understanding of software development processes (e.g. design, coding, unit testing), experience of development tools (e.g. UML design tools, code IDEs) A technical track record in relevant skill areas, which should include; - Desktop-based applications (Java and Eclipse RCP or C#/C++) Additionally, some of the following would be useful; - Web-oriented applications and services (Java/C#, JSP, HTML, CSS, Apache middleware) - Business intelligence/analytics tools and techniques (ETL, SQL, Python) - Windows or Linux target environments - Object-oriented design/development including UML - Microsoft Visual Studio (in particular use of .Net 3.5 libraries) - System Modelling Language (SysML)) - Extensible Markup Language (XML) - Unity 3D Development Candidate Attributes - Must have a 'can do' attitude; deliver on commitments within agreed budgets and timescales - Enjoy team dynamics - Demonstrate a positive team spirit - Prepared to gain full SC clearance without caveats, e.g. UK Eyes Only What we're looking for in you Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills. Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment. Stakeholder management skills. Location : Hillend Rate : £45.01 per hour AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89960650