Overview
You will perform a wide variety of software tasks to support the delivery of projects across the software profession. You will work effectively with external clients and internal teams and, as part of a team, you will help design, implement and deliver new features and maintain existing software.
Key Accountabilities
* Contributing to some of the most challenging, high‑profile science and technology programmes in the UK and overseas.
* Developing training & simulation systems to prepare and develop our armed forces.
* Supporting test and evaluation activities for novel equipment trials and military exercises both in the UK and internationally.
* Delivering systems that monitor and protect our critical national infrastructure.
* Developing autonomous air, land and maritime vehicles for military and humanitarian use.
* Engineering embedded systems that enable robust global navigation or determination of radar or sonar signatures.
* Software design and development.
* Follow corporate software development processes.
* Adhere to the relevant coding standards.
* Investigate and fix small software defects.
* Participate in code reviews.
* Production of user documentation.
* Input to software product development roadmaps.
* Delivery of technical output to time, cost and quality expectations.
* Adhere to the QinetiQ values.
* Develop communication skills such as presentation, report writing and positioning advice to customers.
* Begin working towards membership of an appropriate professional body, or similar accreditation.
* Submit timesheets on a weekly basis.
* Attend team meetings and Q Talk.
* Complete all mandatory training as instructed.
* Maintain competency records on Learning Zone.
* Solicit feedback at the end of each project via the PDR system.
* Raise work concerns or issues to your line manager immediately.
* Show self‑awareness of signs of stress and communicate to your line manager immediately.
Qualifications & Experience
It is preferred you have a strong interest or experience within software engineering and at least some knowledge of one object‑oriented software language.
* Good problem‑solving ability.
* Any work experience within a computing or engineering industry is beneficial.
* Extra‑curricular and/or hobbies in software engineering or computer science are beneficial.
* Any Agile, Cloud, DevOps or embedded software experience is beneficial.
You will need to be studying for a degree with a key focus on any of the following disciplines:
* Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology.
* Engineering (with a software element).
* Science (with a software element).
* Maths (with a software element).
We will also consider applications with clear and relevant external experience in any of the above disciplines.
Security and Eligibility
Many of our roles are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. All applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
Under immigration rules, our Early Careers roles do not meet the legal threshold for candidates who are resident in the UK on student visas.
Benefits
* On‑demand learning: access to courses, modules, and lectures via multiple digital learning platforms.
* Coaching and mentoring.
* 25 days annual holiday excluding bank holiday.
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
* Flexible benefits package.
* Employee discount portal.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Employee‑led networks.
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