Software Architect
Location: Portsmouth-BroadOak/Isle of White-Cowes
Salary: £70,000-£85,700 + Bonus(10-20%)
Overview
My client a multinational Aerospace & Defence organisation are looking for a Software Architect to join their team. Join my client in shaping the Future of Radar Technology. The client is evolving their radar portfolio by enhancing their existing products and developing brand‑new radar products to address emerging and future threats in the realm of Future Air Dominance. With strong collaboration from their customers and investment in talent, their strategy is to keep the UK at the forefront of defence innovation.
Responsibilities
* Provide Software Subject Matter Expertise: Working across multiple projects with various programming languages, architectures, and lifecycle models, offering specialist technical advice and guidance to peers and projects.
* Define and Develop Architectural Artefacts: Creating, assessing and reviewing software and data processing architectures to meet software and system requirements and support future re-use of software, ensuring alignment throughout the engineering lifecycle.
* Establish and Maintain Design Processes: Enhancing transformational activities and tools used to develop and manage software design artefacts, ensuring robust, resilient, scalable and secure middleware and applications architectures on modern hardware.
* Ensure Toolchain Compliance and Integration: Collaborating with DevOps to ensure tools are licensed, OSS‑compliant, interoperable, and integrated into the build process.
* Lead Technical Governance: Conduct peer reviews, leading technical design reviews, verify and sign off software designs, and uphold Maritime Services' software processes.
* Promote Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Sharing: Supporting skills development within the team, maintaining awareness of industry trends, and ensuring architectural awareness of Security, and Safety Integrity Levels (SILs).
Qualifications
* Extensive experience with at least one high‑level programming language and a high‑level design methodology such as UML.
* Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and familiarity with various models, including Agile and Waterfall.
* Proven experience in leading software development activities and mentoring engineering teams.
* Solid knowledge of relevant software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207), including software safety and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL).
* Comprehensive understanding of configuration management practices and tools.
* Strong Technical Background, Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related numerate discipline, with Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards it.
To apply for this role please send your CV to Peter Bibby on the email address below.
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