About the role

AI summarised

This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on designing and developing mission-critical Air Traffic Management Systems within a safety-critical environment. The position involves leading multi-skilled engineering teams, managing complex software lifecycles across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and driving DevSecOps practices.

Aerospace & DefenseOnsite

Key Responsibilities

Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management in support of achieving project objectives and milestones
Lead a multi-skilled team of engineers to deliver software engineering solutions, aligning team capability to meet customer expectations
Identify / Review risks, and proposing effective solutions, executing mitigation actions and reporting on outcomes / cost savings and residual risks
Participate in the specification of the functions and interfaces of products to be developed, as well as leading components and defining their architecture and the allocation of functions
Define and tailor the software engineering environment and the process, practices and tools applicable to the project
Participate in technical reviews, workshops, peer reviews and project reviews as appropriate for the program
Provide guidance to technical teams with regard to software engineering matters aligned to the agreed architecture, to ensure effectiveness whilst meeting customer requirements
Ensure the timely delivery of software releases in support of the integration and test program
Following Thales processes and practises and contribute to their improvement

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
Proven experience in Cloud Infrastructure and Kubernetes security
Experience with Cloud computing, message brokers (e.g. Kafka), Data-Lakes (e.g. MinIO, Azure DataLake) computing across virtualized environments
Specific experience in Agile (at scale) software development or other best in class development practices
Solid experience of managing the development of real time distributed complex software centric solutions in a safety critical environment
Solid experience in total life cycle of complex software development, including processes and responsibilities at each stage in the cycle
Solid experience of leading and mentoring team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
Understanding of Earned Value Management, Work Package Control and reporting, with exposure to scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera etc.)
Strong expertise in Linux Operating System (i.e., Linux Process Sub-systems, Linux FileSystem) and Bash scripting
Strong expertise in designing and deploying Continuous Integration Pipelines for Software Development Teams
Strong expertise in Secrets Management and Configuration Management of subsystems in a Container Orchestration Framework, such as Kubernetes
Strong expertise in designing, deploying & securing containerized workloads (e.g., Docker, Kaniko) in Container Orchestration Frameworks
Expertise with observability tools like OpenTelemetry for monitoring and instrumentation, ensuring comprehensive visibility into system health
Demonstrated ownership of the DevSecOps Mindset and experiences of guiding Software Development Teams in embracing the DevSecOps Mindset