Software Architect (Safety) Location: Cheadle 5 Days on site preferable but 3 days could be workable following an initial period of orientation Rate: £70 ph Ltd Outside IR35 Duration: 6 months initial SC Clearance required to start Key Skillset Essential: C/C++ Java Large Distributed System Software Design Significant experience safety critical or safety related systems (IEC 61508 ideal / IEC 62304 or IEC 26262 possible) Significant knowledge of high integrity coding practices and tooling (Unit test, Static Analysis etc) and software lifecycles Strong technical documentation skills Knowledge of Software FMEA Strong technical documentation skills Practical experience of working with Requirements Management tools such as DOORS or Polarion. Desirable: UML and modelling methods Knowledge of embedded systems Previous Defence Industry Experience Experience of Atlassian Tools Experience with virtualisation environments and containerisation. Good appreciation of IP networking protocols. Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Jenkins and JFROG Artifactory. ADZN1_UKTJ