CLEARANCE REQUIRED: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance Leidos heritage companies pioneered the development of air traffic control systems in the United States more than 50 years ago. Today our systems handle 75 per cent of the air traffic in the U.S. and approximately 60 per cent of the world’s air traffic. When it comes to air traffic safety and efficiency, our proven track record and industry-leading innovations make us the world’s most trusted air traffic control partner. Our support to UK Air Traffic Management (ATM) began with NATS in the early 1990’s, starting with the development of the current in-service system; and we are now at the heart of the innovative development work to modernise ATM solutions. This is an opportunity to work on an exciting programme delivering critical services and infrastructure key to the future of UK Air Traffic Management. This role will mainly be on site at Whiteley (near Portsmouth) however there will be opportunities to work remotely once the system is fully understood. We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to support the development of an ATM system. The successful candidate does not need to be familiar with ATM; on-the-job training will be provided as required. The software engineer will work in a rapidly changing environment, delivering software of a high quality to wide range of difficult problems. They will work as part of a team performing all software development activities throughout the development life cycle. The position will require understanding and application of the software engineering standards, principles and best practices Candidates must be a competent developer with sound technical knowledge, which will enhance the delivery of technical solutions to our customer. You will have excellent communication skills coupled with a combination of the following: Required Skills: • Experience of developing software in C and C++/Experience of developing software in Ada 95/Knowledge of using APIs • Experience of developing on Real Time Operating System (RTOS) like Linux. • Enthusiastic self-starter with good verbal communication • Excellent written communication through the use of e-mail, presentations and reports • Comprehensive understanding of various software development methodologies • Knowledge of configuration management within a software engineering environment (e.g. Subversion, Git) Desired Skills: • Experience of developing software in Java • Knowledge of infrastructure as code and container technologies (e.g. Puppet, Docker) • Experience of Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence) • Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) • Experience of scripting languages (e.g. Python) • Experience of systems / software design tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeller)