About the role

AI summarised

Senior Software Engineer role at Thales focused on designing and developing software modules for Air Traffic Management Systems. The position involves leading engineering teams, managing software development processes across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and ensuring effective delivery of mission-critical solutions. Requires strong expertise in Linux, Bash scripting, containerization technologies, and Azure Cloud within an agile squad environment.

Aerospace & DefenseFull-timeGeneral

Key Responsibilities

Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management (including task prioritisation and resource coordination) 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
Promote knowledge sharing and ensuring that work is captured sufficiently for re-use across projects
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
Excellent communication, reporting, and teamwork skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity
Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams
Specific experience in Agile (at scale) software development or other best in class development practices
Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
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
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across a complex environment
Solid experience of leading and mentoring team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
Solid experience in upskilling and training new engineers
Experience in managing software development projects using Agile methodologies and the ability to drive iterative development processes
Understanding of Earned Value Management, Work Package Control and reporting, with exposure to scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera etc.)
Financial / budgetary management of engineering work packages or tasks
Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including Project and Engineering Delivery Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, Speciality engineers and the software engineering team under management
Tracking tools including Jira, Confluence etc.
Strong expertise in Linux Operating System (i.e., Linux Process Sub-systems, Linux FileSystem)