Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Location: This is a hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance

We're looking for a Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver high-quality software solutions that solve real business and mission-critical problems. You'll work across the full development lifecycle, applying agreed standards, tools and processes to build, test, debug and document reliable applications. Collaborating with system users and technical teams, you'll analyse requirements, resolve defects, and ensure software meets performance, quality and compliance expectations.

Typical Duties:

• Design software using functional and/or object oriented methodologies
• Implement software solutions and/or tools that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Conduct functional, unit testing and/or early system integration testing
• Investigate problems identified during test, including problem diagnosis and resolution
• Prepare operating instructions for the software application and/or tool
• Document and present research findings to relevant stakeholders
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes and principles in his/her daily activities

Required Skills:

• Experience of developing software in C and/or C++.
• Experience of developing on Real Time Operating System (RTOS) like Linux.
• Knowledge of configuration management within a software engineering environment (e.g. Subversion, Git).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code and container technologies (e.g Docker).
• Experience of Agile development (e.g. Scrum, SAFe).
• Experience of Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
• Ability to work as part of a software development team.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with good verbal communication.
• Excellent written communication through the use of presentations and reports.
• Adherence to process within a software development environment.
• Ability to work with due attention to schedule and cost constraints.
• Comprehensive understanding of various software development methodologies.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g. AWS).
• Experience of the complete system life cycle from problem definition through to deployment.
• Understanding of the principles of systems engineering, and integration and test.
• Software development within a real-time and/or safety-related system.
• Experience of developing software in Java.
• Knowledge of COTS integration technologies (e.g. Apache Camel, Apache Kafka).
• Experience of systems / software design tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect, Camo Systems Modeller).

What We Do For You:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme and much more!)
• Flexi-Time Working

Commitment To Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.