Are you looking for an innovative and consolidated place for your professional development? GMV is an experienced technology group and we are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer, or equivalent academic qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, to support its activities in Space Domain Awareness (SDA) within the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) and Space Traffic Management (STM) unit in GMV-UK. We'll get to the point; we'll tell you what's not on the web. If you want to know more about us go to GMV website.
WHAT CHALLENGE WILL YOU BE TAKING ON?
The role is focused on the development, integration and verification of software solutions supporting operational and engineering activities for SDA-related projects. GMV is a leading company in the space sector, with a strong position in SST, STM and SDA, applying cutting‑edge technologies to deliver operational systems and advanced capabilities to institutional and defence customers.
The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary and international team working on evolving customer‑driven projects where requirements may change at short notice.
WHAT DO WE NEED IN OUR TEAM?
We are looking for pragmatic, delivery‑focused engineers with a strong software engineering mindset, able to adapt quickly, communicate effectively and continue learning in a demanding technical environment.
Due to the nature of the projects, only UK national candidates that can obtain UK security clearance SC (UK eyes only) can be considered for this role.
The successful candidate will be integrated in GMV's SDA multidisciplinary team in the UK (Nottingham or Harwell office), supporting SST and STM activities for national and institutional customers, tasks will include:
* Design, develop and maintain Java micro‑services within an agile delivery environment.
* Develop and evolve RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON.
* Implement automated tests at different levels to support robust and maintainable software delivery.
* Contribute to the integration of software components such as databases, workflow/orchestration services and messaging technologies.
* Support troubleshooting, defect resolution and continuous improvement as project needs evolve.
* Collaborate closely with other engineers, testers and stakeholders, including work partially performed at customer premises.
Ability to travel :
The work will be partially performed at contractor premises within UK, with travel required accordingly.
Required knowledge and experience:
* Experience working on agile projects
* Proficient in Java.
* Knowledge of automated testing
* Strong experience in development and automated testing of Java micro‑services.
* Recent experience developing RESTful APIs using OpenAPI and JSON.
* Excellent teamworking and communication skills.
* Pragmatic, adaptable and delivery‑focused profile, able to respond to changing requirements and priorities.
* This role requires a UK national with security clearance (SC or above) or the ability to obtain security clearance. Only UK national candidates that can obtain UK security clearance (UK eyes only) can be considered for this role.
We will also value previous experience, and knowledge in:
* Spring / Spring Boot.
* PostgreSQL and Java Persistence API (JPA).
* Cucumber and Gherkin for automated testing.
* NiFi or similar workflow automation technology.
* Temporal or similar orchestration technology.
* RabbitMQ or similar message / streaming broker technology.
* Big data technologies such as HBase or Hadoop.
* Machine learning technologies such as Spark.
* Knowledge of orbit dynamics.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
🕑 Hybrid working model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.
💰 Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.
💪 Wellbeing program: Health insurance, pension scheme, free fruit and coffee, and much more!
⚠️ In our recruitment processes you will always have telephone and personal contact, face‑to‑face or online, with our talent acquisition team. In addition, bank transfers and bank cards will never be requested. If you are contacted through any other process, please write to our team at privacy@gmv.com.
❤️ We promote equal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion and diversity.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN US
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Nina Miller, in charge of this vacancy.
Nina Miller
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